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Virgin and Child
(Medieval Europe )
The Virgin, crowned by two angels, is here portrayed as the "Queen of Heaven," royal mother of God and mediator between heaven and earth. The Child stands on her lap, taking his first step and holding a bird. The leaf once formed half of a devotional diptych, its use in prayer witnessed by the candle burn on the face of the angel at the right.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Octave Homberg, Paris, by purchase; Sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, May 16, 1908, no. 472; Jacques Seligmann, Paris, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1912, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1997 | Images of Devotion: Personal Piety in Medieval Manuscripts and Ivories. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1983-1984 | Ivory: The Sumptuous Art. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Germany
(Place of Origin)
United Kingdom, England (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 5 9/16 x W: 2 1/2 x D: 5/16 in. (14.1 x 6.4 x 0.8 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1908
Location in Museum
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.
71.247