Madonna of Cannon (sic) George Van der Paele by Dan Mitchell Allison
Madonna of Cannon (sic) George Van der Paele
Dan Mitchell Allison
Title
Madonna of Cannon (sic) George Van der Paele
Artist
Year
1979
Technique
color aquatint
Image Size
21 1/2 x 27 1/4" paper and image
Signature
pencil, lower right
Edition Size
2 of 40
Annotations
pencil editioned, titled and dated.
Reference
Paper
heavy, antique-white wove
State
published
Publisher
artist
Inventory ID
20242
Price
SOLD
Description
This color aquatint is a take-off on Jan van Eyck's oil painting on an oak panel titled "Madonna of Canon George Van der Paele" in Bruges, Netherlands.
In the center panel the traditional Madonna is replaced by an African-American mother and child. The left panel replaces Saint Donatian of Reims with a Native American chief with a staff. The right panel replaces Saint George and his knight's armor with a gun toting cowboy and flag; the elderly Canon, Joris Van der Paele remains basically the same. Random arrows puncture the Madonna and her surroundings.