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Virgin and Child
The haloes of both the Virgin and Child are missing, and the back of the Virgin's head is damaged. Nevertheless, the subtle working of the silver to create the drapery and the use of gilding for the Virgin's hair result in an object that would have been cherished both as a devotional statuette in a wealthy home and as an exquisite work of art. While the technical aspects of the piece suggest that it was created in the Champagne region of France, treatment of the Virgin's face shows that the artist was familiar with Netherlandish painting.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Belgium, Flanders
(Place of Origin)
France, Champagne (Place of Origin)
Measurements
22 3/4 x 7 1/2 in. (57.8 x 19 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Centre Street: Third Floor: 15th-Century Art of Northern Europe
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.
57.712