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The Virgin and Saint John from a Crucifixion Group
(Renaissance Europe )
Carved wooden statues such as these came from church interiors. They were made in different regions, thus accounting for the variations in style and type of wood used. Most 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.
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
Netherlands (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Virgin H: 46 1/16 in. (117 cm); St. John H: 42 1/8 in. (107 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.
VO.111 (27.340, 27.341)