Virgin and Child

anonymous, c. 1800 - c. 1900

Maria staat op een voetstuk en houdt het kind boven de rechterheup.

  • Artwork typesculpture, forgery
  • Object numberBK-14528
  • Dimensionsheight 35.5 cm x width 11.5 cm x depth 9 cm
  • Physical characteristicsoak

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Virgin and Child

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-14528

  • Description

    Maria staat op een voetstuk en houdt het kind boven de rechterheup.

Creation

  • Creation

    sculptor: anonymous, Southern Netherlands (possibly)

  • Dating

    c. 1800 - c. 1900

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    oak

  • Dimensions

    height 35.5 cm x width 11.5 cm x depth 9 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Gift of the heirs of S. Gratama, The Hague

  • Acquisition

    gift 1931

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; donated to the museum by the heirs of S. Gratama, The Hague, 1931

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  • Virgin and Child

anonymous

? Southern Netherlands, c. 1800 - c. 1900

Provenance

…; donated to the museum by the heirs of S. Gratama, The Hague, 1931

Object number: BK-14528

Credit line: Gift of the heirs of S. Gratama, The Hague

Entry

Minor inconsistencies in this oak figure carved in the style of Southern Netherlandish sculpture anno 1500 undermine its authenticity. Relevant details include the Virgin’s modern facial type, the unusual, horizontal hem of the veil covering her forehead and the scarcely convincing manner in which she supports the Christ Child with her right hand. In all probability, this figure is a nineteenth-century product of the Gothic Revival.

Bieke van der Mark, 2024

Citation

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