Shrine of the Virgin

Creator Name

Cultural Context

German

Date

ca. 1300

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Title

Shrine of the Virgin

Creator

Worktype

Sculpture-Wood

Cultural Context

German

Material

Oak, linen covering, polychromy, gilding, gesso

Dimensions

open: 14 1/2 x 13 5/8 x 5 1/8 in. (36.8 x 34.6 x 13 cm) Other (closed): 5in. (12.7cm) Other (figure of Christ): 9 5/8 × 3 13/16 × 1 9/16 in. (24.5 × 9.7 × 3.9 cm);
width: 12.7centimetre;
depth: 13centimetre;
height: 36.8centimetre;
width: 34.6centimetre;
depth: 3.9centimetre;
height: 24.5centimetre;
width: 9.7centimetre

Technique

Language

Date

ca. 1300

Provenance

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917

Style Period

Rights

Public Domain

Inscription

Location

Rhine valley