The Virgin as queen of heaven suckling the infant Christ, Hans Baldung Grien
Unknown date
oil on linden wood
34.5 × 25.5 cm (13.6 × 10 in)
Object history Provenance: Dr. H. Angst, Zurich, until 1907;
The Electors of Hohenzollern, Sigmaringen, by whom acquired in Basel in 1907, and subsequently located in the Fürstlich Hohenzollernsche Museum, Sigmaringen (inv. 7353), until 1928;
Acquired by Robert von Hirsch (1883-1977) in 1928, first housed in Bockenheimer Landstrasse, Frankfurt-am-Main, and from 1936 in the Engelgasse, Basel;
His posthumous sale, London, Sotheby's, 21 June 1978, lot 119, sold for £245,000, to Julia Kraus on behalf of the present owner.
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