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The Virgin at the foot of the Cross

Figure Group
19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Netherlands (made)

This group is showing the Virgin at the foot of the Cross. Mary Magdalene is wearing a fashionable costume of the period. At the back the wood is shaped so that the group could slot into a larger altarpiece.
This group is carved in the 19th century and is imitating a sculpture made around 1500 in a late Gothic style.


Object details

Categories
Christianity
Sculpture
Object type
Figure group
TitleThe Virgin at the foot of the Cross (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Oak
Oak
Brief description
Group, oak, The Virgin at the foot of the Cross, Netherlands, carved in the 19th century imitating a 16th century sculpture
Physical description
The Virgin has fallen down in a kneeling position. St Mary Magdalene and St. John support her. In the foreground a skull.
Dimensions
  • Height: 72.7cm
  • Width: 45.72cm
Object history
From the Salting bequest.
Historical context
Part of a larger altarpiece.
Production
imitating a 1500 sculpture in late Gothic style
Subjects depicted
Cross
Skull
Virgin Mary
Mary Magdalen (Magdalene)
St John
Summary
This group is showing the Virgin at the foot of the Cross. Mary Magdalene is wearing a fashionable costume of the period. At the back the wood is shaped so that the group could slot into a larger altarpiece.
This group is carved in the 19th century and is imitating a sculpture made around 1500 in a late Gothic style.
Bibliographic references
  • 'Salting Bequest (A. 70 to A. 1029-1910) / Murray Bequest (A. 1030 to A. 1096-1910)'. In: List of Works of Art Acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum (Department of Architecture and Sculpture). London: Printed under the Authority of his Majesty's Stationery Office, by Eyre and Spottiswoode, Limited, East Harding Street, EC, p. 86
  • Trusted, Marjorie, ed. The Making of Sculpture. The Materials and Techniques of European Sculpture. London: 2007, p. 177, pl. 328
  • Maskell, A. Wood Sculpture. London, 1911, pp. 125 and pl. XVI
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
A.532-1910

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O313236/the-virgin-at-the-foot-figure-group-unknown/
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