The Virgin of the Apocalypse "MASTER OF MOULINS" JEAN HEY c. 1498

Cathedral, Moulins

This work, made for the cathedral of Moulins, was commissioned by Peter II, duke of Bourbon, and his wife, Anne of Beaujeu, daughter of the king of France, Louis XI. This late Flemish Gothic  scene is dominated by the figure of the Virgin and Child, encircled by a large multicolored halo, almost a mystical aureole; the Virgin rests her feet on a crescent moon, following an iconography typical of the Immaculate Conception. She is surrounded by a choir of Angels, two of which hold a crown above her head. The light of the circle radiates outward to these young Angels, whose bright faces are pervaded by absorbed, dreamy expressions.


 





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