Master of the Saint Ursula Legend (alternatively: Master of the Legend of Saint Ursula; Master of the Legend of St. Ursula; Master of the Ursula Legend; Master of the St. Ursula Legend of Cologne; Master of the St. Ursula Legend)
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Madonna and Child with Four Saints, This painting depicts the Virgin and Christ child enthroned. The naked Christ stands in Mary's lap with his left hand resting on a prayer book while he gestures a blessing with his right hand. Four saints are present. The two to the left are St. Augustine (holding a crozier and wearing a bishop's robe and hat) and John the Baptist (wearing a monk's robe and pointing to the sacrificial lamb). To the right are St. Monica, St. Augustine's mother (wearing a nun's habit and holding a book) and St. Nicholas of Tolentino, an Augustinian saint (wearing a monk's robe and holding lilies and a star)., c.1465-1470
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FLEM.0400; Other stamp identifier: CV Stamp; Public Notes: This painting was originally designed as an altarpiece for a small private chapel.
Portrait of a Man Praying, Portrait of a man with his hands folded in prayer. He stands at a window turned in three-quarter view. He appears to wear a very faint starburst halo. According to the coat of arms on the back of the painting, the sitter can be identified as Ludovico Portinari., c.1479
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FLEM.0406; Other stamp identifier: CV Stamp; Public Notes: This painting is the right panel from a votive diptych; the left panel can be found in the Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, Massachusetts (1943.97). This painting is a part of the John G. Johnson Collection at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Virgin and Child Enthroned with Angels, This painting depicts the Virgin and Christ child enthroned. Mary gazes down at the Christ child who wears a coral necklace (thought to ward against the evil eye) and holds a piece of fruit. Two angels are present on either side of the mother and child. The angel on the right side holds a carnation. The apple Christ holds alludes to Christ's role as the savior of mankind, while the red petals of the carnation allude to the crucifixion., c.1480
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FLEM.0401; Other stamp identifier: CV Stamp; Public Notes:
Virgin and Child Enthroned with Saints, This painting depicts the Virgin and child seated with St. Anne enthroned behind them. To the left of the mother and child is St. John the Baptist (with his sheep) and St. Catherine (with her wheel). To the right is St. Louis (dressed in fleur de lis) and St. Barbara (with a tower behind her). The Christ child holds a ring for St. Catherine who appears to hold a fruit out toward the Christ child. In the background, columns separate the figures from a landscape., 1475-1500
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FLEM.0399; Other stamp identifier: CV Stamp; Public Notes: This painting once belonged to the Lederer Collection (Vienna) as indicated in our photograph.
Virgin and Child Enthroned with Two Angels, This painting depicts the Virgin and Christ child enthroned.The Virgin nurses the naked Christ who holds a piece of fruit in his right hand. Two angels fly overhead crowning the Virgin Mary., c.1470-1490, Photographed in 1926
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FLEM.0402; Other stamp identifier: CV Stamp; Public Notes: The accession number for this piece is Inv.nr.1936.6.
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