Artist
Simon Bening (Netherlandish, c. 1483–1561)Netherlandish, c. 1483–1561
CultureNetherlandish
Titles
- Virgin and Child; Saints Catherine and Barbara
Datec. 1520
PlaceBruges, Belgium
MediumTempera on vellum
DimensionsCenter panel: 9 7/8 × 7 1/4 in. (23.7 × 18 cm)
Left panel: 9 3/4 × 2 3/4 in. (23.6 × 5.8 cm)
Right panel: 9 13/16 × 2 3/4 in. (25 × 5.8 cm)
Frame: 16 7/16 × 23 1/8 in. (41.8 × 58.7 cm)
Left panel: 9 3/4 × 2 3/4 in. (23.6 × 5.8 cm)
Right panel: 9 13/16 × 2 3/4 in. (25 × 5.8 cm)
Frame: 16 7/16 × 23 1/8 in. (41.8 × 58.7 cm)
Credit LineThe Edith A. and Percy S. Straus Collection
Object number44.529
Not on view
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Department
Arts of Europe and the MediterraneanSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Virgin and Child," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 22, 1993–January 1994.
"From Memling to Pourbus: Bruges in the 16th Century," Memlingmuseum/Old Saint John's Hospital (Stedelijke Musea Brugge), Bruges, Belgium, August 15–December 6, 1998.
"Passion for Perfection: The Straus Collection of Renaissance Art," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 21, 2017–June 17, 2018.
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