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| Keywords: French - Virgin and Child - Walters 71188.jpg The small scale and domestic character of this statuette indicate that it was used for personal devotion Mary is presented as a down-to-earth mother playing with her child Her long uncovered hair a style appropriate to a virgin a married woman wore her hair covered refers to the miracle of her perpetual virginity even after the birth of Christ Her garments and simple wooden stool are humble; however the figure originally wore a crown and a jeweled brooch to hold her mantle in anticipation of her future role as Queen of Heaven while golden tassels or pearls once hung from the stool's cushions This blend of luxury and simplicity is typical of contemporary images of the Virgin which both aided the private devotions of the wealthy and complemented their refined tastes between 1420 1440 Late Medieval ivory cm 27 9 14 8 13 4 accession number 71 188 19364 Collection of Chanoine Sauvé Laval Cathedral until 1892 Raoul Heilbronner Paris by purchase Jacques Seligmann Paris date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1913 The International Style The Arts in Europe Around 1400 The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1962 Ivory The Sumptuous Art The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1983-1984 Illuminated Manuscripts Masterpieces in Miniature The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1984-1985 Images in Ivory Precious Objects of the Gothic Age The Detroit Institute of Arts Detroit; The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1997 Vive la France French Treasures from the Middle Ages to Monet The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1999-2000 place of origin Touraine France Walters Art Museum license Renaissance sculpture in the Walters Art Museum Medieval ivory in the Walters Art Museum Art of France in the Walters Art Museum Sculptures of Madonna and Child Vive la France French Treasures from the Middle Ages to Monet | ||||
