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A bright and intricate miniature after a c.1410 panel painting by an unknown painter referred to as Upper Rhenish Master. This scene is a cropped version of the original, focusing on the left side. In contrast to depictions typical of the Middle Ages, the Virgin Mary is not seated in the centre of the image but in the corner, engrossed in a book. She is surrounded by Saints; to the left Saint Dorothy is plucking a cherry, below her Saint Barbara is drawing water from a well, and to the lower-right Saint Cecilia holds a psaltery on which the Child Jesus plucks the strings. The original painting was also one of the earliest to naturalistically depict flora and fauna. Unsigned. Presented glazed in a white mount and a distressed green and gilt-effect wooden frame. On a porcelain-like substrate.
Condition
In fine condition.
Size
12.9 x 11cm (5.1" x 4.3")Framed Size: 16.5 x 14.4cm (6.5" x 5.7")
Collection Information
Sulis Fine Art is delighted to present a collection of eleven miniatures by the renowned miniature artist Barbara Valentine RMS. Subjects include landscapes, still life scenes, and paintings after medieval and baroque originals.
Barbara Valentine RMS is an internationally renowned and award-winning miniature painter. She has featured in several books on miniature painting and regularly exhibits work in London and the USA.
She trained at Goldsmiths College, School of Art, London, and today is one of only a handful of miniature painting tutors in the country, holding classes in Mountfield, East Sussex. She is a member of the Royal Society of Miniature Painters, Sculptors, and Gravers.
