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Virgin and Child with St. John

Miniature
c.1703 (made)
Artist/Maker
Koerten, Joanna (artist)
Place of origin
Netherlands (made)

Cut paper between crystals depicting the Virgin and Child with St. John

Object details

Categories
Cut-Paper Work
Miniatures
Christianity
Woman Artist
Object type
Miniature
TitleVirgin and Child with St. John (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Cut paper between crystals
Crystal
Paper
Silhouette
Cutting
Brief description
Cut paper between crystals by Joanna Koerten (Bloek) depicting the Virgin and Child with St. John. Dutch, c.1703
Physical description
Cut paper between crystals depicting the Virgin and Child with St. John
Dimensions
  • Height: 2 3/4in
  • Width: 2 1/4in
Style
Dutch
Production typeUnique
Object history
Bequeathed by Mrs Louisa Plumley, 1868
Bibliographic references
  • Elizabeth Alice Honig, 'The Art of Being "Artistic": Dutch Women's Creative Practices in the 17th Century", Woman's Art Journal, 2001, Vol. 22, No. 2, pp.31-39
  • Margarita Russell, 'The Women Painters in Houbraken's Groote Schouburgh', Woman's Art Journal, 1981, Vol. 2, No.1, pp.7-11
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
953-1868

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1109610/virgin-and-child-with-st-miniature-koerten-joanna/
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