Die Heimsuchung

Attributed to Master Heinrich of Constance German

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 304

Kurz nachdem sie erfuhr, dass sie die Mutter Jesu werden würde, besuchte Maria ihre Cousine Elisabeth, die ebenfalls ein Kind erwartete; den späteren Johannes den Täufer. Bei diesen Figuren von Maria und Elisabeth sind Originalfarbe und -vergoldung nahezu vollständig intakt und beide verfügen über kristallüberzogene Hohlräume, durch die man ursprünglich die Bilder ihrer Kinder gesehen haben könnte. Hier legt Maria sanft die Hand auf Elisabeths Schulter und Elisabeth hebt den Arm zu ihrer Brust. Eine Referenz an ihre Aussage: „Wer bin ich, dass die Mutter meines Herrn zu mir kommt?" (Lukas 1:43). Szenen des Besuchs wie diese kommen auch in anderen zeitgenössischen Werken aus deutschsprachigen Ländern vor.

The Visitation, Attributed to Master Heinrich of Constance (German, active in Constance, ca. 1300), Walnut, paint, gilding, rock-crystal cabochons inset in gilt-silver mounts, German

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The Visitation, Attributed to Master Heinrich of Constance (German, active in Constance, ca. 1300), Walnut, paint, gilding, rock-crystal cabochons inset in gilt-silver mounts, German
The Visitation, Attributed to Master Heinrich of Constance (German, active in Constance, ca. 1300), Walnut, paint, gilding, rock-crystal cabochons inset in gilt-silver mounts, German
The Visitation, Attributed to Master Heinrich of Constance (German, active in Constance, ca. 1300), Walnut, paint, gilding, rock-crystal cabochons inset in gilt-silver mounts, German
The Visitation, Attributed to Master Heinrich of Constance (German, active in Constance, ca. 1300), Walnut, paint, gilding, rock-crystal cabochons inset in gilt-silver mounts, German
The Visitation, Attributed to Master Heinrich of Constance (German, active in Constance, ca. 1300), Walnut, paint, gilding, rock-crystal cabochons inset in gilt-silver mounts, German
The Visitation, Attributed to Master Heinrich of Constance (German, active in Constance, ca. 1300), Walnut, paint, gilding, rock-crystal cabochons inset in gilt-silver mounts, German
The Visitation, Attributed to Master Heinrich of Constance (German, active in Constance, ca. 1300), Walnut, paint, gilding, rock-crystal cabochons inset in gilt-silver mounts, German
The Visitation, Attributed to Master Heinrich of Constance (German, active in Constance, ca. 1300), Walnut, paint, gilding, rock-crystal cabochons inset in gilt-silver mounts, German
The Visitation, Attributed to Master Heinrich of Constance (German, active in Constance, ca. 1300), Walnut, paint, gilding, rock-crystal cabochons inset in gilt-silver mounts, German
The Visitation, Attributed to Master Heinrich of Constance (German, active in Constance, ca. 1300), Walnut, paint, gilding, rock-crystal cabochons inset in gilt-silver mounts, German
The Visitation, Attributed to Master Heinrich of Constance (German, active in Constance, ca. 1300), Walnut, paint, gilding, rock-crystal cabochons inset in gilt-silver mounts, German
The Visitation, Attributed to Master Heinrich of Constance (German, active in Constance, ca. 1300), Walnut, paint, gilding, rock-crystal cabochons inset in gilt-silver mounts, German
The Visitation, Attributed to Master Heinrich of Constance (German, active in Constance, ca. 1300), Walnut, paint, gilding, rock-crystal cabochons inset in gilt-silver mounts, German

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