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Source Description
The Virgin supports the Child with her left hand, and the Child grasps the end of her head cloth and holds a goldfinch, referencing Christ's suffering on the cross. The Virgin's crown is carved of ivory.The Virgin's right hand with the apple and the Child's upper torso, including his left hand and the bird, are restorations. There are repairs on the base, the Virgin's feet, and the lower edges of the Virgin's drapery. The very skillful restorations were probably executed by the same restorer who inset the torso of the Christ Child on Walters 71.240, which was in the Carlo Micheli Collection before 1895.
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Document identity
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29660
label
Virgin and Child
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
29660
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Virgin and Child
description
The Virgin supports the Child with her left hand, and the Child grasps the end of her head cloth and holds a goldfinch, referencing Christ's suffering on the cross. The Virgin's crown is carved of ivory.The Virgin's right hand with the apple and the Child's upper torso, including his left hand and the bird, are restorations. There are repairs on the base, the Virgin's feet, and the lower edges of the Virgin's drapery. The very skillful restorations were probably executed by the same restorer who inset the torso of the Christ Child on Walters 71.240, which was in the Carlo Micheli Collection before 1895.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1340-1360 (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
figurines
imageCount
1
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 7 1/16 in. (18 cm)
Source extras
style
Gothic
med
ivory
creator_ids
6229
collection_ids
MED
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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5f7cf2aeda2f4e8b