Virgin and Child
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Victoria and Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- In this state since
- Source
- The museum's own collection data
About the sculpture
This pearwood statuette representing the Virgin and Child is made by David Degler (ca. 1600-1682) in Germany (Augsburg) in ca. 1660-1670. The composition of this carved statuette is based on an engraving by Albrecht Dürer. During the seventeenth century prints by Dürer were employed by sculptors to create precious small-scale objects in a retrospective style, mainly for cabinets of curiosities.
Duerer (1471-1528) was a German painter, draughtsman, printmaker and writer. Now considered by many scholars the greatest of all German artists, he not only executed paintings and drawings of the highest quality but also made a major contribution to the development of printmaking, especially engraving, and to the study of anthropometry.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- 28-1881
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Victoria and Albert Museum: the museum's own open data · fetched 10 days ago
- Image: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
