The Virgin and Child with Angels
Can I see it?
Yes, on view now
Where is “The Virgin and Child with Angels” now? Victoria and Albert Museum, Sculpture 1300-1600, Room 27, London. Yes, on view now. Checked September 25, 2026.
Closed· opens at 10:00 AM
On public display.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the sculpture
This group of carved figures was probably once part of an altarpiece that stood on or behind the altar in a Christian church. The flowing drapery and the dynamic poses of the two small angels and the infant Jesus, who is holding a pomegranate, all contribute to its vitality.
The group was probably made in the area around the River Danube. The scheme of the drapery, the facial type of the Virgin Mary, and the dynamic composition, seem to be derived from an altarpiece in Mauer near Melk, dated 1509. This suggests that it was probably made by a sculptor in the circle of the Master of Mauer, an anonymous sculptor active in Upper and Lower Austria around the period 1500-1520. The same sculptor may also have executed a Standing Virgin and Child now in the V&A (Museum no. A.13-1960).
Victoria and Albert Museum
Details
- Accession number
- A.13:1, 2-1960
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Image: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
