# Virgin and Child [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [UNKNOWN MASTER, Flemish]() - Date: 1451-1500 - Technique: Panel, 91 x 77 cm ## Commentary The anonymous artist who executed this panel is referred to as the Master of the Embroidered Foliage. This name is based on his characteristic foregrounds, carpeted with flowers and decorative leaves. He appears to have been active in Brussels and the South Netherlands, and was clearly influenced by such Flemish masters as Rogier van der Weyden and Hugo van der Goes. This painting is one of several autograph variant versions of this composition and is distinguished by the throne with its elaborate gold-embroidered damask. A <a onclick="return OpenOther\('/html/m/master/zunk\_fl/15\_paint/3/04virgin.html'\)" href="/html/m/master/zunk\_fl/15\_paint/3/04virgin.html">version having a similar throne</A> is in the Groeninge Museum, Bruges. ## Related artworks - [A Young Witch]() - [Adam and Eve]() - [Adam and Eve]() - [Adam and Eve]() - [Adoration of the Magi \(detail\)]() - [Adoration of the Magi \(detail\)]() - [Adoration of the Magi \(detail\)]() - [Adoration of the Magi]() - [Adoration of the Magi]() - [Adoration of the Magi]() - [Adoration of the Magi]() - [Adoration of the Magi]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()