UNKNOWN MASTER, German
(active in 1415-1430 in Cologne)

The Virgin in a Paradise Garden

1415-30
Tempera on oak, 20,2 x 16,2 cm
Wallraf-Richartz-Museum, Cologne

This miniature devotional painting is one of the key works of the master, referred to as Master of Sankt Laurenz (St Lawrence), and of Cologne painting of the 'Weiche Stil' or 'soft style'.