The Virgin and Child: nu te zien — Victoria and Albert Museum

Here the Virgin Mary holds the Christ Child in both arms. The circlet on her head has five small drilled holes on its upper edge. These originally held carved decoration. The Christ Child wears a long gold tunic and holds a large pear in his hands. The Virgin's robe is red and her mantle is gilded. Elsewhere there are remains of decoration.This includes punched and incised decoration around a small part of the hem of the Virgin's mantle. Here there are also faint traces of two letters in red (possibly MA).

This statuette is in many ways typical of sculpture made in Malines (Mechelen, Belgium). However, the pose of the Christ Child is slightly different from most Maline's examples and the Virgin Mary has a slightly more doll-like face.

The Virgin and Child

Over de sculptuur

Gegevens

In dezelfde zaal · Medieval & Renaissance, Room 10, Victoria and Albert Museum

Over hetzelfde thema · Christianity

Ja, het ontvangt bezoek

Wat het toont

In de catalogus

Bronnen

The Virgin and Child, ca. 1510

The Virgin and Child, ca. 1500-1510

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Virgin and Child, ca. 1500

St Anne with the Virgin and Child, ca. 1500-1520

St Anthony of Padua with a Nun, ca. 1500

St Barbara, ca. 1500

Statuettes of St Barbara and Saint Catherine of Alexandria, ca. 1490 to 1500

White Crucifixion, 1938

Christus aan het kruis, 1627

The Assumption of the Virgin, 1577–79

Saint George and the Dragon, 1434/35

Jesus Mocked by the Soldiers, 1865

Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist, c. 1515

The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist, c. 1455

The Resurrection, c. 1619-20