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Source Description
The Virgin, holding the Christ Child in her left arm, stands on a crescent moon. The folds of her voluminous drapery accentuate the gesture of her raised hand and the gentle contraposto of her body. This statuette appears to be a late provincial adaptation of a 16th-century prototype. The Virgin's crown and the cross from the orb which Christ carries in his right hand are missing. The Virgin's right hand is carved separately.
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Document identity
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15574
label
Virgin and Child
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
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15574
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object
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normalized
title
Virgin and Child
description
The Virgin, holding the Christ Child in her left arm, stands on a crescent moon. The folds of her voluminous drapery accentuate the gesture of her raised hand and the gentle contraposto of her body. This statuette appears to be a late provincial adaptation of a 16th-century prototype. The Virgin's crown and the cross from the orb which Christ carries in his right hand are missing. The Virgin's right hand is carved separately.
provenance
Léon Gruel, Paris; Henry Walters, Baltimore, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
18th century
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CC0
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en
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figurines
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1
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
H: 6 13/16 in. (17.3 cm)
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med
ivory
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6229
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EAN
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none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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