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Holy Woman from an Entombment (?) group
1480-1540 (Renaissance)
carved and painted wood
(Renaissance Europe )
(Renaissance Europe )
The woman's headdress suggests a French origin for the piece. The paint has fallen off in places, and the hands and base have been restored.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Georges Joseph Demotte, Paris [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1910, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1996 | To Arrest the Ravages of Time: Caring for Art at the Walters. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 2/27/1939 | Treatment | cleaned; other |
| 1/1/1955 | Treatment | cleaned; loss compensation; coated |
| 12/10/1956 | Treatment | other |
| 4/18/1996 | Treatment | cleaned; loss compensation |
Geographies
France, Picardy (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 36 3/4 in. (93.3 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1910
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.
27.287