Beautiful stained glass panel of the Virgin and Child. German, 15th century

A beautiful stained glass panel of the Virgin and Child upon a crescent moon.

German, late 15th century.

With later 19th / 20th century restorations.

Measures 42 x 32cm.

The crowned Virgin shown as the Queen of Heaven within a sunburst mandorla, in her right arm she holds the infant Christ who gazes at her adoringly and in her left hand she holds a fruit, most likely an apple. She wears a white dress beneath a blue gown, a representation of her purity and a symbol of heaven.

The last image is from the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Accession Number: 1982.47.1;

Virgin of the Apocalypse, Circle of the Master of the Amsterdam Cabinet

German, ca. 1480–90.

(Measures 35.2 x 24.4cm)