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| Keywords: French - Virgin and Child - Walters 71236.jpg The upward glance and swayed pose of this Virgin is typically Gothic and is also seen in stone sculptures on the façades of cathedrals in Amiens and Paris The Virgin once held the Christ Child in the curve of her left arm The original paint is remarkably well preserved although parts of the blue and red areas were repainted in the 19th century between 1250 1270 Medieval ivory with paint cm 19 6 3 accession number 71 236 2702 Léon Gruel Paris date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters Baltimore date of acquisition unknown by purchase Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Transformations of the Court Style Gothic Art in Europe 1270-1330 Rhode Island School of Design Providence 1977 Images in Ivory Precious Objects of the Gothic Age The Detroit Institute of Arts Detroit; The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1997 place of origin Paris France Walters Art Museum license Medieval ivory in the Walters Art Museum Art of France in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Sculptures of Madonna and Child | ||||
