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Madonna and Child

Watercolour Drawing
c.1920 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Watercolour copy of a circular mosaic depicting Madonna and Child. Madonna wears blue clothing whilst the Child is sat on her lap wearing golden clothing and holding a scroll.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleMadonna and Child (generic title)
Materials and techniques
watercolour
Brief description
Lidiya Nikanorova. Madonna and Child.
Copy of mosaic from the Mosque of Kahrie-djami, Constantinople (now Chora Church museum, Istanbul)
Physical description
Watercolour copy of a circular mosaic depicting Madonna and Child. Madonna wears blue clothing whilst the Child is sat on her lap wearing golden clothing and holding a scroll.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 9.25in
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1924, published under the Authority of the Board of Education, London, 1926.
Collection
Accession number
E.1377-1924

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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