The Madonna with the Iris
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Title
The Madonna with the Iris
Description
The Madonna with the Iris is now generally considered to be a workshop production. It shows the Virgin Mary seated in a hortus conclusus (an enclosed garden), which traditionally invites a richly depicted flowering garden. Some of the watercolour plant studies produced by Dürer and his workshop are considered to be preparatory studies for this painting, namely, the Iris, the Great Piece of Turf and the Lily of the Valley and Bugle. The nursing virgin in a garden is a popular subject among Dürer’s other works, particularly in his drawings and engravings where he incorporates the same level of floral detail.
Creator
Workshop of Albrecht Dürer
Date
c. 1510
Format
149.2 x 117.2cm
Alternative Title
The Virgin and Child
Medium
Oil on lime
Citation
Workshop of Albrecht Dürer, “The Madonna with the Iris ,” Warburg Institute, accessed May 20, 2024, https://omeka.warburg.sas.ac.uk/document/55.
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