Virgin and Child
(Medieval Europe )
This carving is one of the earliest standing Virgin and Child ivories to survive intact from the Gothic period. Despite the sharp, angular style, the artist represented the tender interaction between mother and child, an observation made from daily life not usually depicted in earlier Romanesque art.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Alphonse Kann [1870-1948], Paris. Collection of Edouard Passavant-Gontard, Frankfurt am Main. Acquired by Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris; purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1922; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
Conservation
Date | Description | Narrative |
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10/18/1966 | Treatment | repaired |
Geographies
France (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 9 7/16 x W: 2 13/16 x D: 2 9/16 in. (24 x 7.2 x 6.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1922
Location in Museum
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
71.239