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Virgin of the Passion (Our Lady of Perpetual Help)
In this composition, of 15th-century Greek invention, the Christ Child grasps his mother's thumb and anxiously fidgets with his feet as the angels show him the instruments of the Passion, the cross, lance, and rod and sponge. The figures appear against a background of flowers in blue dichromic champlevé enamel.
Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2002-2005 | Realms of Faith: Medieval and Byzantine Art from the Walters Art Museum. Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville. |
| 2001-2002 | Realms of Faith: Medieval and Byzantine Art from the Walters Art Museum. Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville. |
| 1996-1997 | Russian Enamels. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Russia (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 3 7/16 x W: 4 in. (8.8 x 10.1 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
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.
44.370