Madonna on a Crescent Moon in Hortus Conclusus

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Madonna on a Crescent Moon in Hortus Conclusus

The Madonna on a Crescent Moon in Hortus Conclusus is a 1450s[1] painting by an unknown artist referred to as the “Master of 1456”.[2]:309, 312[3] It is held by the Gemäldegalerie in Berlin.[1]

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Madonna on a Crescent Moon in Hortus Conclusus
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ArtistUnknown (The Master of 1456)
Year1450s
Dimensions95 cm × 62 cm (37 in × 24 in)
LocationGemäldegalerie, Berlin
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Hortus Conclusus is Latin for "enclosed garden", a motif of biblical origin where the Virgin Mary herself is represented as a garden.[2]:303

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