

Virgin and Child, last quarter of 15th century
Master of the Legend of Saint Ursula (Netherlandish, active late 15th century)
Oil on wood
Master of the Legend of Saint Ursula (Netherlandish, active late 15th century)
Oil on wood
22 1/8 x 13 1/2 in. (56.2 X 34.3 cm)
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 (17.190.16)
This panel by a Bruges painter is unique is representing the figures not with a domestic interior but as living icons before a golden trompe-l'oeil niche. It may represent a cult image associated with the Church of Saint Donatian in Bruges, which housed relics of the Virgin's hair and milk.







