Virgin and Child

1350-1360 (Medieval)

6.8 cm 21.6 cm 5.7 cm

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The first such ivory figurines of the Virgin and Child appeared around 1225 and were inspired by the monumental stone sculpture on the portals of Gothic cathedrals. This piece contains a number of symbolic details: The crown identifies the Virgin as the Queen of Heaven. The li...

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Carlo Micheli (Micaëli), Paris, by purchase; Octave Homberg, Paris [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Dr. de Saint Germain, Paris [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Henri Daguerre, Paris [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1922, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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