# The Lactation of St Bernard

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## Artwork

- Artist: [MASTER IAM of Zwolle](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/master-iam-of-zwolle-r6101e6f5fff64e>)
- Date: 1451-1500
- Technique: Engraving, 320 x 241 mm

## Commentary

The print depicts a strange event from the legend of the life of Bernard of Clairvaux \(1090-1153\), founder of the monastery at Clairvaux: the miracle of lactation. This event was depicted several times in the middle ages, but - contrasting with the depiction of this print - almost invariably as a vision. The anonymous artist was named Master IAM of Zwolle after the IAM monogram found on his prints.

## Related artworks

- [Last Supper](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/master-iam-of-zwolle-r6101e6f5fff64e/last-supper-r6eb605dfc260ee>)

## Attribution

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