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The Virgin with the Dead Christ, ca. 1370-1400

The Virgin with the Dead Christ

ca. 1370-1400 · Statuette · 31.5 × 15 cm

Can I see it?

Yes, on view now

Where is “The Virgin with the Dead Christ” now? Victoria and Albert Museum, Sculpture 1300-1600, Room 27, London. Yes, on view now. Checked September 25, 2026.

Victoria and Albert Museum

London, United Kingdom

RoomSculpture 1300-1600, Room 27

On public display.

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About the sculpture

Sculptures depicting this subject, the pieta, were primarily used as individual devotional objects. The use of walnut is unusual; English sculptures were predominately carved in oak.

Victoria and Albert Museum

Details

Accession number
A.85-1927

What it shows

VirginChrist

In the catalog

SculptureMiddle AgesBefore 1400England

Sources

In the same room · Sculpture 1300-1600, Room 27, Victoria and Albert Museum

Museum page
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