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Statuette

18th or 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Spain (made)

The style of the drapery appears to be later than that of the Gothic period and the brocaded pattern on the Virgin's robe and cloak is not earlier than the 18th century. The pigmentation and gilding suggest a late 18th or early 19th century date.


Object details

Categories
Sculpture
Christianity
Object type
Statuette
Materials and techniques
painted wood
Wood
Carving
Painting
Brief description
Virgin and Child; Wood painted and gilded Spanish. 18th or 19th century.
Physical description
Statuette in painted wood, the Virgin and Child. The Virgin is seated on a narrow bench holding an apple in her raised right hand. The Child, seated on the Virgin's left knee, holds an apple in his left hand. The whole gilded with traces of later, blue and red colour. The right hand of the Child is missing.
Dimensions
  • Height: 38.5cm
  • Width: 12cm
Subjects depicted
Apple
Virgin and Child
Summary
The style of the drapery appears to be later than that of the Gothic period and the brocaded pattern on the Virgin's robe and cloak is not earlier than the 18th century. The pigmentation and gilding suggest a late 18th or early 19th century date.
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
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
A.4-1923

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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