anonymous
Maria met Christuskind
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “Maria met Christuskind” now? Collection: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Unknown.
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- Source
- The museum
About the sculpture
Statues of the Virgin with her son on her arm often depict him holding an attribute in his hand, such as an apple, a globe or, as here, a bird. This is a reference to his suffering on the cross. According to one legend, a bird tried to take a thorn from the crown of thorns on Christ’s head.
Rijksmuseum
Details
- Accession number
- BK-1961-47
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
