Saint Anne, the Virgin, and the Christ Child

Description The grouping of the Virgin's mother, Saint Anne, with the Virgin and the Christ Child emphasized the role of Saint Anne and was very popular in Germany, where it was known as "Anna Selbdritt" (roughly, Anna Three-in-One). Much of the wood sculpture of the time was intended to be painted. The great German sculptor Riemenschneider was the first to experiment seriously with leaving the wood unpainted, thereby emphasizing the play of volumes more than surface decoration.

Conservation

Date	Description	Narrative
2/28/1939	Treatment	cleaned; other
8/28/1944	Examination	examined for condition
10/15/1958	Treatment	cleaned
7/09/1962	Examination	examined for loan
9/14/2006	Treatment	cleaned; repaired

Provenance Raoul Heilbronner, Paris, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1908, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters, 1908