The Infant Jesus Asleep

1650-1700 (Baroque) H: 8 9/16 in. (21.7 cm) Citation Source image

The sleeping Infant Jesus lies on his back with his right hand raised to lightly touch his gilded hair. A slight smile plays over his face. The sleeping figure may have been intended to be displayed in a little manger, perhaps part of a Nativity scene. This and two other carvi...

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19330
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Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
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en
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