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Virgin and Child
(Medieval Europe )
The seated Virgin wears a low crown and a mantle, and holds a bird in her right hand. The standing Christ Child holds an apple and looks at the viewer. The reverse edges of the Virgin's robe are stained red, and there are traces of gilded borders on the outer edges of both robes.
The back is curved and the lower half crosshatched for attachment to a throne. The fleurons of the crown are damaged, and the lower parts of the Virgin's skirt is damaged on both sides. There are candle burns on the face of the Virgin.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Jacques Seligmann, Paris [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1912, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
France (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1912
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.
71.88