Virgin and Child

2nd half of the 15th century (Late Medieval) 10 1/4 in. (26 cm) Citation Source image

This statuette once topped a large candlestick or chandelier. The figure is hollow, and the large opening on its top is a result of the casting process. Smaller holes on the sides of the Virgin's head show that she once wore a crown. Her right hand, separately cast and attache...

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14446
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Stefano Bardini, Florence, by purchase; Sale, Christie's, London, June 5, 1899 or May 26, 1902; George Robinson Harding, London [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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