Virgin and Child
Unknown
ca. 1250 · Ivory · Medieval Art
The affection displayed by Mother and Child became increasingly popular in northern Europe in the thirteenth century. In a variation of an iconic Byzantine image known as the Virgin Eleousa, the Virgin is portrayed receiving a tender touch on the chin. This statuette was originally set into a protective tabernacle.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 1250
- Medium
- Ivory
- Culture
- North French
- Department
- Medieval Art
- Credit line
- Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
