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Virgin and Child
(Medieval Europe )
A small seated Virgin with deep folds in her skirt holds a seated Christ Child with her left hand. Her head was fitted for a metal crown.
The right arm of the Virgin and the head, right hand, and left lower arm of the Child are missing. The crown is missing, and there is a large chip in the base below the left foot.
Provenance
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Léon Gruel, Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1914, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Spain (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 5 7/8 in. (15 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1914
Location in Museum
Not on view
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.
71.86