The Queen of Heaven

Virgin and Child, ca. 1420 Attributed to Claus de Werve (Franco-Netherlandish, ca. 1380–1439, active in Burgundy, 1396–ca. 1439) French; Made in Poligny, Burgundy Limestone, polychromy, gilding; 53 3/8 x 41 1/8 in. (135.5 x 104.5 cm) Rogers Fund, 1933 (33.23) www.metmuseum.org

Devotion to the Virgin Mary, often called the Queen of Heaven, was a key aspect of medieval art in the West. Do you see any change in the representations of Mary throughout the medieval era? What can we infer about the status of women within the medieval Church from the veneration of Mary and other female saints?

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