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Source Description
The Virgin hands the Christ child an apple which symbolizes the redemption of mankind after the original sin of Adam and Eve. The hollow metal figures were once attached to a wooden or metal throne.
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Document identity
localId
10366
label
Appliqué Figure of the Madonna and Child
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
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10366
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Appliqué Figure of the Madonna and Child
description
The Virgin hands the Christ child an apple which symbolizes the redemption of mankind after the original sin of Adam and Eve. The hollow metal figures were once attached to a wooden or metal throne.
provenance
Henri Daguerre (?), Paris; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1924, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
13th century (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Metal
statuettes (statues)
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1
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
8 7/16 in. (21.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
French
style
Gothic
med
copper with gilding
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6229
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MED
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350
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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