Germany / c. 1410
Coronation of the Virgin
The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogs Coronation of the Virgin as painting (Germany · c. 1410).
This is only one panel from what would have been a large altarpiece dedicated to the Virgin.
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The museum identifies this painting as tempera and gold on wood and credits Master of the Fröndenberg Altarpiece (German).
The museum's collection notes: This panel once formed the left wing of an altarpiece originally located in a Cistercian convent in the German town of Fröndenberg. The Coronation of the Virgin was a common subject; though it is not based on a biblical text it often appeared in medieval books of hours as a focus of contemplation. It represents the culminating event in the life of Mary. Here, Christ and the Virgin are housed in an architectural setting; the Virgin kneels before Christ as he crowns her in the company of a group of angels. The color palette is particularly rich: pink, deep red, blue, and a delicate green as well as large areas of gold leaf. The well-developed,
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