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Source Description
This carved wooden statue came from a church interior where it was part of a Crucifixion group, paired with a figure of Saint John the Evangelist. Most statues of this type were originally covered by gesso (a mixture of glue and plaster of Paris) and then painted in vibrant colors, with some details gilded; only traces of these decorations still remain.
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Document identity
localId
13496
label
Virgin from a Crucifixion Group
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
13496
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Virgin from a Crucifixion Group
description
This carved wooden statue came from a church interior where it was part of a Crucifixion group, paired with a figure of Saint John the Evangelist. Most statues of this type were originally covered by gesso (a mixture of glue and plaster of Paris) and then painted in vibrant colors, with some details gilded; only traces of these decorations still remain.
provenance
Georges Joseph Demotte, Paris, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1910, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1500-1520 (Northern Renaissance)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Sculpture
sculpture (visual works)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
88.4
height
34.5
depth
19.5
dimensionsRaw
34 13/16 x 13 9/16 x 7 11/16 in. (88.4 x 34.5 x 19.5 cm)
style
late Gothic
Source extras
cul
Medieval European
med
wood, paint
creator_ids
6229
collection_ids
REN
MED
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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