The Woman Clothed with the Sun (n.d.): Artwork and History

The Woman Clothed with the Sun (n.d.) is in the Art Institute of Chicago collection. The museum lists its creator attribution as Jean Duvet French, 1485-after 1561.

The work and its context

The Art Institute of Chicago describes the work:

Duvet’s densely ornamented rendition of chapter 12 of Revelation focuses on the Virgin Mary, a resplendent figure in bejeweled robe, crown, and halo encrusted with 12 stars. Her perch on the crescent moon sets her in unflinching opposition to the seven-headed dragon opposite, and the glory of the sun’s rays emitted by her helps keep it at bay. Her charge, the infant Christ, has already been borne aloft to God the Father by angels, ensuring the salvation of humanity. Mary’s wings will allow her own escape to a higher plane, but her pious thoughts already transcend the danger.

Object facts

• Title: The Woman Clothed with the Sun
• Date: n.d.
• Artist attribution: Jean Duvet French, 1485-after 1561
• Place of origin: France
• Medium: Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
• Dimensions: Plate: 29.5 × 21 cm (11 5/8 × 8 5/16 in.); Sheet: 31.5 × 23.1 cm (12 7/16 × 9 1/8 in.)
• Type: Print
• Department: Prints and Drawings
• Reference number: 1956.1053

Collection credit

Bequest of Mrs. Potter Palmer, Jr.

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