Virgin at the Cross

Description This carved wooden statue came from a church interior. Most statues of this type were originally covered by gesso (a mixture of glue and plaster of Paris) and then painted in vibrant colors, with some details gilded; only traces of these decorations still remain. This statue of Christ's mother originally would have been part of a Crucifixion group, along with Saint John the Evangelist.

Conservation

Date	Description	Narrative
1/22/1963	Treatment	cleaned
6/14/1966	Treatment	cleaned
6/25/1971	Treatment	cleaned

Provenance Raoul Heilbronner, Paris, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1910, by purchase, Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters, 1910