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Source Description
The enthroned Virgin holds the Child on her left knee and a flower in her right hand. Her left foot is placed on a hillock. The standing Child holds an apple and gazes upward. The folds of the drapery are deep and crisp.The oil polychromy is old but not original. The shapes of the faces and painting of the eyes and hair give a doll-like appearance. There is an old ivory plug through the lower part of the Virgin's drapery. Her head is carved to receive a metal crown. The back is slightly curved and shows the bark of the exterior of the tusk.
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Document identity
localId
23081
label
Virgin and Child
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obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
23081
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Virgin and Child
description
The enthroned Virgin holds the Child on her left knee and a flower in her right hand. Her left foot is placed on a hillock. The standing Child holds an apple and gazes upward. The folds of the drapery are deep and crisp.The oil polychromy is old but not original. The shapes of the faces and painting of the eyes and hair give a doll-like appearance. There is an old ivory plug through the lower part of the Virgin's drapery. Her head is carved to receive a metal crown. The back is slightly curved and shows the bark of the exterior of the tusk.
provenance
Jacques Seligmann, Paris [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1912, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
3rd quarter 13th century (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
plaques (flat objects)
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1
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 8 7/16 in. (21.5 cm)
Source extras
med
ivory
creator_ids
6229
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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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23b1a39939cde3ef