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Source Description
The Virgin, who has suffered some damage over time, stands in a swaying pose to support the missing Child on her left arm. Her apron-style drapery hangs in deep folds, and her head was once ornamented with a metal crown. The rendering of her deep-set eyes and slightly pinched features is not found in French works, but can be seen instead in English ivory and alabaster sculptures as early as the mid-13th century.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
1036
label
Virgin and Child
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
id
1036
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Virgin and Child
description
The Virgin, who has suffered some damage over time, stands in a swaying pose to support the missing Child on her left arm. Her apron-style drapery hangs in deep folds, and her head was once ornamented with a metal crown. The rendering of her deep-set eyes and slightly pinched features is not found in French works, but can be seen instead in English ivory and alabaster sculptures as early as the mid-13th century.
provenance
Léon Gruel, Paris; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1914, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1350-1375 (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
statuettes (statues)
figurines
ivories
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
165.1
height
5.7
depth
4.1
dimensionsRaw
65 x 2 1/4 x 1 5/8 in. (165.1 x 5.7 x 4.1 cm)
Source extras
cul
English
style
Gothic
med
ivory
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6197
collection_ids
MED
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215
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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f02eaf3ef3bd6180
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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d8fdc2a22642ef98
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no
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no