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Triptych with Virgin and Child with Saints (center), male Donor with Saint Martin (left, inner wing) Creator: Master of Delft
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Triptych with Virgin and Child with Saints (center), male Donor with Saint Martin (left, inner wing) Creator: Master of Delft
Triptych with Virgin and Child with Saints (center), male Donor with Saint Martin (left, inner wing), female Donor with Saint Cunera (right, inner wing), and the Annunciation (outer wings), c.1500-c.1510.
The centre panel of this triptych shows the Virgin and Child seated on a lawn studded with flowers within a walled garden On the rear corners of the wall, with stretches of water behind them, are three musician angels on the left and Joseph on the right. Ringbom identified the two sumptuously attired women in the foreground as sibyls, prophetesses from classical antiquity, who are foretelling the coming of Christ, but other authors believe that the right to be in the enclosed garden was reserved for female saints. The woman with the book on the left is hard to identify as a specific saint. According to Ringbom she is the Cumaean Sibyl or the Cimmerian Sibyl, who is drawing the Child's attention to the vision in the sky above. The woman on the right offering the Virgin a flower from her basket could be St Dorothy. The nude Christ Child standing on Mary's lap has turned his head to look up at the vision in an aureole in the heavens, which foretells his Passion. It shows two angels who have pulled aside the curtains in front of a tabernacle to reveal the many instruments of the Passion, the arma Christi, consisting of the crown of thorns, the flagellation post, the lance and the ladder, and busts of Pilate (with the jug of water and bowl), the priest Caiaphas (with a mitre), Peter (with the cockerel), and the maidservant who recognised him as one of Christ's disciples. Seated at the table, on which there are nails, a hammer, pincers and a scourge, is God the Father, who is pointing at a rush basket
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This exquisite triptych, created by the Master of Delft around 1500-1510, showcases the Virgin and Child in the center panel, surrounded by angels playing musical instruments and biblical figures. The inner wings reveal intriguing scenes of donors with their respective patron saints. On the left, a male donor is depicted with Saint Martin, who is known for his act of charity by cutting his cloak in half to share with a beggar. The donor wears rich clothing and holds a staff, signifying his status and piety. The right inner wing unveils a female donor in front of a garden, believed to be Saint Cunera, who is offering a flower to the Virgin Mary. The identity of the woman in the left inner wing, holding a book, remains debated among scholars. Some suggest she is the Cumaean or Cimmerian Sibyl, while others propose Saint Dorothy. The triptych's central panel is dominated by the Virgin and Child, seated in a garden adorned with flowers and water. The Child, nude and gazing upwards, is drawn to a vision in the sky. This vision, depicted in an aureole, reveals the instruments of the Passion, or arma Christi, which foreshadow the events leading to Christ's crucifixion. Seated at the table, God the Father points to a rush basket, symbolizing the humility and simplicity of Christ's birth. This triptych is a testament to the Master of Delft's exceptional artistic skills and the intricate symbolism of the Northern Renaissance period.
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