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Statuette

19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This statuette representing the Virgin and Child was probably made in the 19th century Spain.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
painted wood
Brief description
Statuette, Virgin and Child; Wood painted and gilded Spanish 19th century
Physical description
Statuette in wood, the Virgin and Child. The Virgin is seated supporting the Child, who holds a book in his lefthand, on her left knee. The robes are bright red and blue with remains of gilding and polychrome decoration. The right hands of both the Virgin and Child are broken away; a hole pierced in the front of the Virgin's head suggests that there was originally a metal crown.
Dimensions
  • Height: 59cm
  • Width: 19cm
Subjects depicted
Summary
This statuette representing the Virgin and Child was probably made in the 19th century Spain.
Bibliographic references
  • Cf. Weise, George von. Spanische Plastik aus sieben Jahrhunderten. Vol. I. 1925. pls. 4-7, 92. pp. 13, 40.
  • Cf. Porter, A. K. Spainsh Romanesque Sculpture. Paris, 1928. Vol. 1. pl. 47, Vol. 2. p. 20. pl. 76.
  • Cf. Sivera, José Sanchis. La Escultura Valenciana en la Edad Media. Archivo de Arte Valencianovol. 10, 1924. pp. 3 seq.
  • Cf. Subias Galter, J. El Arte Popular en Espana. Barcelona, 1948. pls. 438-439, 441.
  • Cf. Cook, W. W. S., Ricart, J, G. Ars Hispaniae, 6. Pintura e imaginería románicas. Madrid, 1950. pp. 294 seq.
  • L'Oeil. No. 4. 15 April, 1955. pp. 33 seq.
Collection
Accession number
A.5-1923

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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