Virgin and Child

Creator Name

Unknown

Cultural Context

Christian

Date

Creation: 13th century, 14th century

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art

About the Work

Metropolitan Museum of Art Object Description

Statuette

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Title

Virgin and Child

Creator

Unknown (link to bio)

Worktype

Sculpture

Ivories-Elephant

Cultural Context

Christian

French

Material

Elephant ivory with paint

Dimensions

14 1/2 × 6 1/2 × 5 in. (36.8 × 16.5 × 12.7 cm) Other (weight): 11 lb. (5003g) Other (cavity in bottom): 11/16 × 3/4 × 1 13/16 in. (1.8 × 1.9 × 4.6 cm);
depth: 4.6centimetre;
width: 1.9centimetre;
depth: 12.7centimetre;
height: 36.8centimetre;
width: 16.5centimetre

Technique

Language

Date

Creation: 13th century, 14th century

ca. 1275–1300

Provenance

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917

Style Period

Rights

Public Domain

Inscription

Location

France

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Subjects

Descriptive Topic: Woman, Mother, Child, Throne, Crown, Serpent, Wings, Satan

Topic

Curationist Contributors

Amanda Acosta

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Part of: Female Fertility Figurines In the Ancient Mediterranean

All Works in Curationist’s archives can be reproduced and used freely. How to attribute this Work:

Unknown, Virgin and Child, circa 1275–1300. Metropolitan Museum of Art. European representations of the Virgin Mary typically present her as clothed and emphasize her miraculous virginity as well as her motherhood. Public Domain.

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