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St Anne teaching the Virgin to read

Group
ca. 1500-1530 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This stone group was carved by an unknown artist in France in ca. 1500-1530.

The group represents St Anne teaching the Virgin to read. St Anne, dressed as a widow with hood and veil, stands holding the book: The Virgin, standing beside her, follows the lines with a pointer.

Devotional images of the young Virgin being taught to read by her mother were popular from the fourteenth century onwards, and were to be found in convents, churches and private houses.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleSt Anne teaching the Virgin to read (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Stone
Brief description
Group, St Anne teaching the Virgin to read, carved stone, France, Troyes, ca. 1500-1530
Physical description
St Anne, dressed as a widow with hood and veil, stands holding the book: The Virgin, standing beside her, follows the lines with a pointer.
Dimensions
  • Height: 50.8cm
  • At base width: 24.7cm
  • Depth: 17cm
  • Weight: 23.35kg
Gallery label
Devotional images of the young Virgin being taught to read by her mother were popular from the fourteenth century onwards, and were to be found in convents, churches and private houses.(dec 1995)
Object history
Bought, £56.
Historical context
Devotional images of the young Virgin being taught to read by her mother were popular from the fourteenth century onwards, and were to be found in convents, churches and private houses.
Subjects depicted
Summary
This stone group was carved by an unknown artist in France in ca. 1500-1530.

The group represents St Anne teaching the Virgin to read. St Anne, dressed as a widow with hood and veil, stands holding the book: The Virgin, standing beside her, follows the lines with a pointer.

Devotional images of the young Virgin being taught to read by her mother were popular from the fourteenth century onwards, and were to be found in convents, churches and private houses.
Bibliographic references
  • List of Works of Art Acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum in the Years 1905 - 1908. In: List of Works of Art Acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum, During the Year 1905, Arranged According to the Dates of Acquisition with Appendix and Indices. London: Printed for His Majesty's Stationery Office, by Eyre and Spottiswoode, Limited, 1909, p. 85
  • The Rival of Nature : Renaissance painting in its context, London : National Gallery, 1975 158
Collection
Accession number
411-1905

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Record createdDecember 11, 2008
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