Lucca Madonna, ca. 1437

Dimensions: 65.7 x 49.6 x 0.8 cm

Physical Description: Mixed technique on oak

Inventory Number: 944

Acquisition: Acquired in 1850

Status: On loan

Texts

About the Work

No other work by Jan van Eyck conveys a sense of such immediate intimacy between the viewer and the figures depicted as this painting. This effect is achieved not only by the tender portrayal of the mother-child relationship, but also by the masterly employment of light and shade, and above all the apparently casual – but in fact highly sophisticated – treatment of space. The floor, side walls and vaulted ceiling appear to extend seamlessly into the viewer’s space, an impression further reinforced by the reflection of the window in the glass carafe on the right.

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Focus on art history

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Focus on religion

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Highlights of the Städel Collection

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Kunst|Stück – Jan van Eyck: Lucca-Madonna

Sammlungshighlights des Städel Museums in unterhaltsamen und informativen Filmen – das sind die Kunst|Stücke. Entdecken Sie spannende Details zu Kunstwerken aus ungewöhnlichen Blickwinkeln in unter zwei Minuten. Jan van Eyck: Lucca-Madonna (um 1437), Städel Museum Frankfurt. https://sammlung.staedelmuseum.de/de/werk/lucca-madonna#yt
Gastkommentar: Die Chemie der Farbe mit Chemikerin Katharina Landfester

Was sieht eine Chemikerin in den Werken der Städel Sammlung? In diesem Gastkommentar eröffnet Katharina Landfester (Direktorin am Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung) ihre individuelle Sichtweise auf die Kunstwerke im Städel Museum. Sie schaut sich Barnaba da Modenas "Madonna mit Kind" (1367), Jan van Eycks "Lucca-Madonna" (1437) sowie Roxy Paines "S2-P2-DB28 from Scumak No.2 (Auto Sculpture Maker)" (2001) an und untersucht die chemische Zusammensetzung der verwendeten Farben. Mehr Infos unter: https://www.staedelmuseum.de/de/angebote/gastkommentar Die Werke in unserer Digitalen Sammlung Barnaba da Modena, Madonna mit Kind (1367): https://sammlung.staedelmuseum.de/de/werk/madonna-mit-kind Jan van Eyck, Lucca-Madonna (1437): https://sammlung.staedelmuseum.de/de/werk/lucca-madonna Roxy Paine, S2-P2-DB28 from Scumak No.2 (Auto Sculpture Maker) (2001): https://sammlung.staedelmuseum.de/de/werk/s2-p2-db28-from-scumak-no-2

Work Data

Basic Information

Title: Lucca Madonna

Painter

Jan van Eyck

Period Produced

15th century

School

Late Middle Ages

Object Type

painting (artwork)

Physical Description: Mixed technique on oak

Material

oak wood

Technique

mixed technique

Property and Acquisition

Institution

Städel Museum

Departement

Old Masters 1300 - 1800

Collection

Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline: Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright: Public Domain

Acquisition: Acquired in 1850

Work Content

Motifs and References

Genre

Main Motif

Persons Shown

Associated Persons and Institutions

Iconclass

Primary

11FF4222 Mary sitting or enthroned, the Christ-child sitting on her knee (Christ-child to Mary's left) - FF - the Christ-child to Mary's right
11F726 Christ-child suckling, or beginning to suckle, e.g. Mary uncovering her breast ~ Madonna-representations

Secondary