Virgin and Child
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Hvor er »Virgin and Child« i dag? Victoria and Albert Museum, Sculpture, Room 111, The Gilbert Bayes Gallery, London. Ja, udstillet nu. Kontrolleret 25. september 2026.
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This terracotta is of a woman and child, almost certainly the Virgin and Child. It has very lively modelling and tooling; the incisions made with the stylus are clearly visible.
It is most likely to be a preparatory model for a larger work by the sculptor. It has been attributed to Jean-Guillaume Moitte, a French sculptor and draughtsman who worked in Paris, and it has been specifically and convincingly suggested that this is the model for a stucco figure of the Virgin and Child by Moitte in Senlis Cathedral. This was completed in 1787, providing a terminus ante quem for our terracotta.
On display in the Gilbert Galleries is a design by Moitte for a gilded silver basin, along with the basin which was made by Henri Auguste 1789-90 from Moitte's design. This is a good example of Moitte's work as a designer for silver- and goldsmiths, a significant aspect of his work.
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- A.17-1950
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