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Virgin and Child
Simple brass statuettes of the Virgin were cast in great numbers to ornament chandeliers and other household fixtures. Their design was based on contemporary painted wooden statuettes. Placed over a doorway, such a figure would seem to bless the family's comings and goings.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1926 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1995 | The Allure of Bronze. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Netherlands (Place of Origin)
Measurements
10 7/16 in. (26.5 cm) (h.)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1926
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.
53.38