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Source Description
The Christ Child wears a red robe and stands on a green mound with his arms raised and his fingers slightly extended. The partially gilded gray and brown plinth is carved with symmetrically placed rocaille scrolls. On the basis of the facial type and the detailed rendering of the hair curls, traits that can be traced ultimately to the style established in Munich by Christoph Angermair in the 17th-century, a Transalpine origin has been assigned to this piece.A paper label on the base reads: POLYCHROME IVORY AND WOOD/CHRIST CHILD? XVITH CENTURY./GRUEL COLLECTION.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
31748
label
The Christ Child
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
31748
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
The Christ Child
description
The Christ Child wears a red robe and stands on a green mound with his arms raised and his fingers slightly extended. The partially gilded gray and brown plinth is carved with symmetrically placed rocaille scrolls. On the basis of the facial type and the detailed rendering of the hair curls, traits that can be traced ultimately to the style established in Munich by Christoph Angermair in the 17th-century, a Transalpine origin has been assigned to this piece.A paper label on the base reads: POLYCHROME IVORY AND WOOD/CHRIST CHILD? XVITH CENTURY./GRUEL COLLECTION.
provenance
Gruel Collection [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
18th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
figurines
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
figure: 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm);with base: 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Label] On paper on the base: POLYCHROME IVORY AND WOOD/CHRIST CHILD? XVITH CENTURY./GRUEL COLLECTION
med
elephant ivory, modeled composition, wood
creator_ids
6211
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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123507b6fbfd9202