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Source Description
The small seated Madonna with a standing Christ Child displays unusual geometric drapery folds and profiles. The Virgin's long robe falls to the ground, and the Child is framed with drapery. The faces are somewhat pinched and the Child is unusually thin and vivacious. The gilt-copper crown is original. The left arm of the Child is broken, and there are two later holes in the Virgin's skirt for attachment by wooden pins to the bone support, which is probably Scandinavian work of the 18th century.
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Document identity
localId
11229
label
Virgin and Child
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
11229
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Virgin and Child
description
The small seated Madonna with a standing Christ Child displays unusual geometric drapery folds and profiles. The Virgin's long robe falls to the ground, and the Child is framed with drapery. The faces are somewhat pinched and the Child is unusually thin and vivacious. The gilt-copper crown is original. The left arm of the Child is broken, and there are two later holes in the Virgin's skirt for attachment by wooden pins to the bone support, which is probably Scandinavian work of the 18th century.
provenance
A. André, Paris [date and mode of acqusition unknown]; A. André Sale, Paris, April 23-24, 1920, lot 256; Léon Gruel, Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1922, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
4th quarter 14th century (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
figurines
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 4 5/16 in. (11 cm)
Source extras
style
Gothic
med
ivory, gilt-copper
creator_ids
6505
6229
collection_ids
MED
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
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db231ac771eb8c67
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
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b0109518ca232c3d
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no
hasDescription
no