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| Keywords: French - Virgin and Child - Walters 57712.jpg The haloes of both the Virgin and Child are missing and the back of the Virgin's head is damaged Nevertheless the subtle working of the silver to create the drapery and the use of gilding for the Virgin's hair result in an object that would have been cherished both as a devotional statuette in a wealthy home and as an exquisite work of art While the technical aspects of the piece suggest that it was created in the Champagne region of France treatment of the Virgin's face shows that the artist was familiar with Netherlandish painting ca 1520 Early Modern silver partially gilded cm 57 8 19 accession number 57 712 32787 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters place of origin Flanders Belgium Walters Art Museum license Medieval art in the Walters Art Museum Renaissance sculpture in the Walters Art Museum Art of France in the Walters Art Museum Sculptures of Madonna and Child Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs artist update | ||||
