Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Sculpture 1300-1600, Room 27

This object consists of 2 parts, some of which may be located elsewhere.

The Virgin and Child

Statue
1320-1330 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This figure of the standing Virgin and Child is said to have come from Ecouen. It was considerably restored, probably just before its acquisition in 1911. The restorations are certainly the work of Henri Boutron, a master sculpture restorer employed by the dealer S.J. Demotte in Paris at the beginning of the 20th century.
The style is similar to that of the reliefs executed under Pierre de Chelles about 1296-1316 on the north side of the apse of Notre Dame in Paris.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Statue
  • Statue Virgin and Child Fragment
TitleThe Virgin and Child (generic title)
Materials and techniques
limestone, carved
Brief description
Statue, limestone, The Virgin and Child, France (Ile-de-France), ca. 1300-1320 with additions of about 1910
Physical description
The Virgin stands wearing a foliate crown over her veil or mantle, and a long dress falling in folds to her feet; she holds a broken stem (of a lily?) in her right hand and supports the Child on her left. The Child's upper part has been broken. He holds a book in his left and clasps the edge of the Virgin's veil.
The back is roughly cut with a clamp for fastening.
Dimensions
  • Weight: 184kg
  • Height: 154.4cm
  • Width: 38cm
  • Depth: 20.5cm
Style
Gallery label
The Virgin and Child About 1300-20 Life-size sculptures of the Virgin and Child were common in the area around Paris in the early 14th century, Later, they were highly sought after by collectors. This example has been considerably restored, just before it came to the V&A in 1911. The restored areas include the head and the right arm of the Virgin, and the upper part of Christ's body. These are now marked with lines. France, Paris. Restored by Henri Boutron Sandstone Museum no. A.2-1911(2010)
Object history
Bought from S. J. Demotte, Paris

Historical significance: The style is similar to that of the reliefs executed under Pierre de Chelles about 1296-1316 on the north side of the apse of Notre Dame in Paris.
Historical context
Said to have come from Ecouen.
Production
with additions of about 1910
Subjects depicted
Summary
This figure of the standing Virgin and Child is said to have come from Ecouen. It was considerably restored, probably just before its acquisition in 1911. The restorations are certainly the work of Henri Boutron, a master sculpture restorer employed by the dealer S.J. Demotte in Paris at the beginning of the 20th century.
The style is similar to that of the reliefs executed under Pierre de Chelles about 1296-1316 on the north side of the apse of Notre Dame in Paris.
Bibliographic references
  • Robert Didier, Contribution a l' etude d'un type de Vierge francaise du XIVe siecle. A propos d'une replique de la Vierge de Poissy a Herresbaek, in Revue des Archeologieque et Histoire des Arts de Louvain, vol. 3, 1970, pp. 48-72, p. 55, fig. 6.
  • Gardner, A. Medieval Sculpture in France, plate XCIII B and p. 374
  • Paul Williamson, Northern Gothic Sculpture 1200-1450, London, 1988, p.22, figs. 12-13.
Collection
Accession number
A.2:2-1911

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Record createdJanuary 27, 2005
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