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__NOTOC__ The ''Lucca Madonna'' is a 1436 oil painting of the Madonna and Child by the Early Netherlandish master Jan van Eyck. It is on display in the Städel Museum in Frankfurt. It is known as ''Lucca Madonna'' as it belonged to the collection of Charles II, Duke of Parma and Lucca, in the early 19th century. It is one of the latest works by Jan van Eyck. The Virgin has been identified as a portrait of the painters's wife, Margaretha, of whom van Eyck also made a secular portrait.〔Harbison, Craig. "Jan van Eyck: The Play of Realism". Reaktion Books, 1997. 97. ISBN 0-948462-79-5〕 It portrays the Virgin sitting on a throne with four small lion statues, a reference to the throne of Solomon, which had twelve lions on the sides and steps.〔1 Kings 10:18-20 and Chronicles 9:17-19〕 In Iconography this depiction of Madonna and Child, with Jesus sitting on Mary's knee, is called the ''Throne of Wisdom'', and is a common iconological type. As the Speculum Humanae Salvationis put it: :"the throne of the true Solomon is the most Blessed Virgin Mary, :In which sat Jesus Christ, the true wisdom."〔Lane, Barbara G,''The Altar and the Altarpiece, Sacramental Themes in Early Netherlandish Painting'', p.15, Harper & Row, 1984, ISBN 0-06-430133-8〕 As in many paintings by van Eyck and his contemporaries, this comparison is further elaborated by specifically depicting Mary similar to an altar, in that she supports the infant Christ on her lap, shown oversized and flattened, just as the altar supports the presence of Christ in the host at Mass. The white cloth beneath him, over the richer coloured cloth of Mary's dress, and the niche to the right which resembles a piscina where water for the priest to wash his hands was kept, all contribute to the comparison.〔Lane, op cit,p.16〕 The unusual shape of the room, very narrow for such a large chair, suggests a small chapel. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lucca Madonna (van Eyck)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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