Madonna in the Vine Arbour is a circa 1541–1543, unsigned painting by Hans Baldung. It is on display in the Musée de l'Œuvre Notre-Dame. Its inventory number is MBA 536 ("MBA" stands for Musée des Beaux-Arts).[2]

Madonna in the Vine Arbour
German: Maria in der Weinlaube, French: Vierge à la treille
Artist	Hans Baldung
Year	circa 1541–1543
Medium	oil painting on panel (lime)
Movement	Northern Renaissance Mannerism Christian art
Subject	Madonna surrounded by angels in a vine arbour
Dimensions	59 cm × 44 cm (23 in × 17 in)[1]
Location	Musée de l'Œuvre Notre-Dame, Strasbourg
Accession	1890s

It is the last of Baldung's depictions of the Virgin and Child and displays characteristic features of the painter's own brand of mannerism, such as strong contrasts between pale skins and dark backgrounds, and the combination of natural gestures and artificial poses.[3][1] The painting may have been commissioned by a Protestant patron, which would account for the modesty (both in size and in clothing) of the figure of Mary. By contrast, slightly earlier Baldung works of the same type (such as the Nuremberg version, or the Berlin version) had depicted Mary as a dominant, sensuous semi-nude.[4]

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