Virgin and child
Relief
late 15th century (made)
late 15th century (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This relief representing the Virgin and Child was probably made in the late 15th century South Germany. The trees and grass show traces of green colouring.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Virgin and child (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Carved mother of pearl, formerly coloured |
| Brief description | Carved mother of pearl relief depicting the Virgin and Child, South Germany, late 15th century |
| Physical description | Carved mother of pearl relief depicting the Virgin and Child. The Virgin is crowned and seated between two trees in a meadow. The Child stands on her left knee naked and embracing her, in her left hand she holds an apple. The background is filled by vertical and horizontal lines and dots. The trees and grass show traces of green colouring. The relief is concave and chipped at the back. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr T. Whitcombe Green |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This relief representing the Virgin and Child was probably made in the late 15th century South Germany. The trees and grass show traces of green colouring. |
| Bibliographic reference | Husemann, S. Pretiosen persönlicher Andacht : Bild- und Materialsprache spätmittelalterlicher Reliquienkapseln (Agnus Dei) unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des Materials Perlmutter. (PhD thesis University of Cologne 1998) Weimar, 1999. p. 316. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | A.39-1929 |
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| Record created | November 2, 2004 |
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