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Description: | St Anne, mother of the Virgin Mary, hands Christ a nut, and a walnut lies on the bench between them. St Augustine elaborated on the symbolism of the walnut: the outer green case was the flesh of Christ, the shell the wood of his cross, and the kernel his divine nature. The identity of the north Netherlandish 'Master of Alkmaar' is uncertain, although he may have been Cornelis Buys the elder, who worked in Alkmaar between 1490 and 1524. His figures have been described as 'doll-like', a characteristic evident here in the Christ child and the musical cherubs. | Subjects: | angel Holy Kinship) Christ St Anne religion (Virgin | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Master of Alkmaar (Netherlandish painter, active ca. 1490-ca. 1510) Æ Attributed to Previously attributed to Lucas van Leyden (Netherlandish artist, ca. 1494-1533) Previously attributed to Master of Alkmaar (Netherlandish painter, active ca. 1490-ca. 1510) | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8890... | Go to resource |
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