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| Keywords: Maria gravida, or Mary at the Spinning Wheel from Németújvár (c.1410, Hungarian gallery).jpg Maria gravida or Mary at the Spinning Wheel from Németújvár C 1410 Tempera Wood 89 × 78 cm Inv 52 656 Location Hungarian National gallery Painted around 1410 this panel of the Madonna originally from Németújvár today Güssing Austria is one of the most valued treasures in the collection The altar painting had a horizontal format before the left side was lopped off This part of the painting had shown an angel appearing before the slumbering St Joseph in order to dispel his doubts The bit of green wing and red clothes the straw hat tied to a stick and the small cask of water in the left of the painting all clearly refer to this episode In the center of the image we see the Virgin in the company of two angels as she spins her right hand holds a spindle while her left hand guides the yarn Next to her is the spinning wheel The Holy Spirit in the form of a dove hovers by her gold halo The archangel Gabriel's words of welcome spoken at the time of the Annunciation can be read in Gothic minuscule in the book on the bookstand Ave gratia plena Dominus tecum or Hail full of grace the Lord is with you The folds of Mary's long blue dress and the handling of the light make it clear that Mary is expecting Infrared photos of the painting show that under Mary's clothes the master had sketched the child in her belly Curled up in the fetal position the tiny Jesus was surrounded by two halos with a cross on his shoulder referring to the Passion http //www mng hu/en/collections/allando/180/oldal 2/947 1410 anonymous Maria gravida spinning Files uploaded by Shakko from various sources Gothic paintings of Virgin Mary 1410s paintings Religious paintings in the Hungarian National Gallery Paintings of Virgin Mary in Hungary Güssing PD-old | ||||
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