Virgin and Child
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Victoria and Albert Museum
Londen, Verenigd Koninkrijk
ZaalMedieval & Renaissance, Room 9, The Dorothy and Michael Hintze Gallery
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- Gecontroleerd
- 9 dagen geleden
- Ongewijzigd sinds
- 25 sep 2026
- Bron
- De eigen collectiegegevens van het museum
About the sculpture
A seemingly straightforward image of the Virgin Mary often contained a symbol pointing towards the future suffering of her son. In this case it is the goldfinch that Jesus holds. The finch was believed to eat thistles and thorns. This linked it to the Crown of Thorns placed on Christ's head.
Life-size statues of the Virgin and Child abounded in the 13th and 14th centuries. They were set in niches in private chapels, placed under canopies and displayed on the piers of great churches.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Gegevens
- Inventarisnummer
- A.98-1911
What it shows
In de catalogus
Bronnen
- Victoria and Albert Museum: the museum's own open data · opgehaald 9 dagen geleden
- Afbeelding: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
