Virgin and Child

1625-1700 (17th century) H: 47 1/4 in. (120 cm) Citation Source image

This crudely carved yet striking Virgin and Child has a receptable carved out in the back for a relic. The style suggests it may have been made in a Spanish colony, possibly in the New World. Cleaning in 2020 has revealed much more ornamentation than just the star on the Virgi...

Sculpture

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15023
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sculpture
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normalized
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Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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CC0
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en
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1
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sourceUrl https://purl.thewalters.org/art/27.228

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