Why it matters
The mayor of Basel, Jakob Meyer zum Hasen, his late first wife, his current wife and his daughter kneel around the Madonna. The image testifies to his resolutely Catholic faith.
Did you know?
- It was completed around 1526–1530 in Basel.
- It is named after Darmstadt, where it was once kept.
- Its perspective has been compared to Mantegna's Madonna della Vittoria.
Based on the Wikipedia article Darmstadt Madonna (CC BY-SA 4.0).
