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Biddende Maria
Artist	Quentin Massys
Year	ca. 1500
Medium	Oil on panel
Dimensions	40.9 cm × 30.6 cm (16.1 in × 12 in)
Location	Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Antwerp

The Biddende Maria (Mary in Prayer or Virgin at prayer) is an oil-on-panel painting by the Flemish Renaissance artist Quentin Matsys. The painting was produced in the first decade of the 16th century, probably in 1500. The painting is currently housed at the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Antwerp. The panel is the interior of the left wing of a diptych with the painting on the other side being a Salvator Mundi.

Painting

The painting depicts Mary at prayer. Her head is covered with a gauze veil upon which rests a crown. The painting's delicate rendering and soft hues create a sweetness that is tempered by the figure's stately and austere bearing.

References

1. ^ "Virgin at prayer, ca. 1500". RKD. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
2. Jeltje Dijkstra; Paul P. W. M. Dirkse; Anneloes E. A. M. Smits (1982). De schilderijen van Museum Catharijneconvent. Waanders. pp. 161–163. ISBN 978-0-598-07700-4.
3. Aartsbisschoppelijk Mus. (1971). 16 sept. tot en met 14 nov. 1971, Aartsbisschoppelijk Museum, Utrecht. Aartsbisschoppelijk Museum. p. 6.
4. Max Rooses; Jan Baptist P. Michiels (1879). History of the Antwerp painting school. Cough. pp. 88–90.

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