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The Virgin Mary

Reliquary
1600-1650 (made)
Place of origin

Reliquary. Walnut wood, carved in an architectural design wth columns, pilasters, mouldings, and an interrupted pediment. It has twenty recesses for relics surrounding a central painting of the Virgin in oil on metal, signed 'Jacobi Rosae'.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Virgin Mary (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Oil on metal
Brief description
Reliquary, The Virgin Mary, made 1600-1650, oil on metal
Physical description
Reliquary. Walnut wood, carved in an architectural design wth columns, pilasters, mouldings, and an interrupted pediment. It has twenty recesses for relics surrounding a central painting of the Virgin in oil on metal, signed 'Jacobi Rosae'.
Dimensions
  • Painting height: 10.5cm
  • Painting width: 8.5cm
  • Whole height: 16in
  • Whole width: 13.5in
not re-measured for M&T
Style
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
219-1885

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Record createdJuly 13, 2007
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