Paradiesgärtlein

Frankfurt Paradiesgärtlein
Garden of Paradise
Artist	"Upper Rhenish Master"
Year	c. 1410
Type	Mixed techniques on oak
Dimensions	26.3 cm × 33.4 cm (10.4 in × 13.1 in)
Location	Städel, Frankfurt

The Paradiesgärtlein (Garden of Paradise) is a panel painting created around 1410 by an unknown painter referred to as Upper Rhenish Master. It belongs to the Mary in the rose bower type. The Paradiesgärtlein is one of the earliest paintings to naturalistically depict flora and fauna

Painting

The panel painting is created about 1410. The painter is unknown, referred to as the Upper Rhenish Master or formerly Master of the (Frankfurter) Paradiesgärtlein. The painting is executed in mixed techniques on wood; it measures about 26 by 33 centimetres. It is on display at the Städel Museum in Frankfurt, Germany.

Motif

The painting belongs to the Maria im Rosenhag (Mary in the rose bower) type, but the painter adapted that style uniquely. In contrast to depictions current at the time, the

The Paradiesgärtlein is one of the earliest paintings to naturalistically depict plants; they are all clearly recognisable. Most are Marian symbols. Near the wall, the birds are also realistic. The painting depicts:

Plants

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Birds

blue tit, hoopoe

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Insects

large white

See also

Marian art in the Catholic Church

Bibliography

• Gallwitz, Esther (1992). Kleiner Kräutergarten : Kräuter und Blumen bei den Alten Meistern im Städel (in German). Frankfurt am Main: Insel.
  OCLC 29815227
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External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Paradiesgärtlein.

• "The Little Garden of Paradise". Digital Collection. 23 April 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2023.