The Fifteen Mysteries and the Virgin of the Rosary
The Met
Artist: Netherlandish Painter (possibly Goswijn van der Weyden, active by 1491, died after 1538), ca. 1515–20
Department: European Paintings
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Oil on wood
Dimensions: (a) 9 7/8 x 21 in. (25.1 x 53.3 cm); (b–p) each 5 x 4 1/8 in. (12.7 x 10.5 cm)
Credit Line: Anonymous Bequest, 1984
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Multi-panel altarpiece with fifteen narrative scenes, a central woman and infant, and kneeling figures
Detailed Description
A large, rectangular altarpiece, framed in gold, is composed of nineteen distinct painted panels. The upper three rows each contain five smaller, rectangular panels, arranged in a grid. These fifteen panels depict multiple figures in various settings, often interacting, dressed in long robes and other garments. The color palette is rich, featuring deep blues, reds, and greens, with golden highlights. Below these smaller panels, a single large, rectangular panel spans the full width of the altarpiece. In its center, a woman, clad in a flowing dark blue robe, stands on a patterned pedestal, holding an infant, who reaches out with his right arm. She is positioned beneath a red arch adorned with a garland of white and pink flowers. To the viewer's left, a group of male figures, including one wearing a gold crown and red robe, one wearing a gold mitre and cope, and one wearing a dark habit, kneel or stand, facing the central woman and infant. A small white dog sits near the figure in the dark habit. To the viewer's right, a kneeling woman in a patterned gown is accompanied by several armored male figures, some holding weapons. The background of this lower panel features a verdant landscape with rolling green hills, a winding river, and distant fortified buildings under a light blue sky.
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