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Virgin and Child
(Medieval Europe )
Originally attached to an ambitiously large reliquary casket or altar frontal, this relief shows the Christ Child enthroned in the lap of his mother, the Virgin Mary. Christ, crowned and holding the Gospels, raises his hand in blessing. Mary is crowned and holds an apple, a symbol of the Fall of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden and the reversal of Adam and Eve's actions by Christ who redeemed and reunited humankind with God.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Henri Daguerre, Paris; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1928, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1980 | Undercover Stories in Art. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
France, Limoges (Place of Origin)
Measurements
12 11/16 x 4 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (32.3 x 12 x 3.9 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1928
Location in Museum
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
53.16