Virgin and Child

1320-1340 (Medieval) H: 10 13/16 in. (27.5 cm) Citation Source image

The seated figure of the Virgin arches gently backward to conform to the curve of the ivory tusk. The Christ Child stands in her lap, with one foot on the throne, and reaches for the stem of lilies (?) that were held in the Virgin's right hand. The group is carved in the round...

Artifact

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3053
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M. Godfroy Brauer, Nice; Brauer Sale, Christie's, London, July 4 1929, lot 146; Henri Daguerre, Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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4
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