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Virgin and Child with Two Angels
This ivory plaque formed the center panel of a devotional three-panel icon. It shows the Virgin and Child under a canopy, flanked by angels with their hands raised in adoration. While the Christ Child blesses the viewer with his outstretched right hand, the Virgin softly touches his leg, a intimate gesture that stresses the close relationship between mother and son, assuring the beholder of the power of the Virgin's intercessory prayers.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Gaston Le Breton, Rouen, by purchase; Sale, Hotel Drouot, Paris, December 6-8, 1921, no. 194; Henri Daguerre, Paris, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1923, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1947 | Early Christian and Byzantine Art. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 7/1/1987 | Loan Consideration | examined for loan |
| 7/5/1989 | Treatment | cleaned; other |
Geographies
Turkey, Istanbul (Constantinople) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
5 9/16 x 4 5/16 x 1/2 in. (14.1 x 11 x 1.3 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1923
Location in Museum
Centre Street: Third Floor: Byzantine, Russian, and Ethiopian Icons
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.
71.293