Two mourning women
Statuette
ca. 1525-1550 (made)
ca. 1525-1550 (made)
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| Place of origin |
These two figures, of St Mary Magdalene and the Virgin Mary, originally formed part of a Crucfixion group. Such small scale devotional objects were sometimes included in 'Cabinets of Curiosity'.
Object details
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| Title | Two mourning women (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Boxwood |
| Brief description | Two mourning women, boxwood statuette, South Netherlandish, ca. 1525-1550 |
| Physical description | Statuette, boxwood. Behind is the standing figure of a young woman (St Mary Magdalen) clutching her vel with a gesture of grief, in the foreground an older heavily veiled woman kneeling with clasped hands. |
| Gallery label | November 2010
The Virgin and St John, and Two Mourning Women from a Crucifixion group(2010) |
| Credit line | Purchased with funds from the Capt. H. B. Murray Bequest |
| Object history | Purchased together with A.33-1939 from Cecil Leitch & Kerin for £130, from the funds of the Murray Bequest. Historical significance: Such small-scale devotional objects were sometimes included in 'cabinets of curiosities'. |
| Historical context | This group together with A.34-1939 originally formed part of a Crucifixion. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | These two figures, of St Mary Magdalene and the Virgin Mary, originally formed part of a Crucfixion group. Such small scale devotional objects were sometimes included in 'Cabinets of Curiosity'. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | A.34-1939 |
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| Record created | March 10, 2004 |
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