Madonna and Child

The engraving is characterized by fine, repetitive incised lines that build texture and tonal variation without the use of color. The surrounding foliage consists of tightly coiled, leaf‑like motifs rendered through a series of small, parallel strokes, creating a dense, ornamental border typical of the Master’s hand.

Created in the mid‑15th century, the print reflects the growing popularity of portable religious images for private contemplation. While the original metal plate has not survived, surviving impressions have been documented in several European collections, confirming its circulation among devotional objects of the period.

The work belongs to a broader tradition of Northern European engraving in the early Renaissance, where artists explored the possibilities of line to suggest volume and space. The decorative border aligns with contemporary manuscript illumination, linking printmaking to the visual language of illuminated books.