Virgin and Child

Unknown

ca. 1425–30 · Sandstone, polychromy · Medieval Art

This monumental stone sculpture is a rare late example of the Beautiful Style, which, though pervasive in central Europe about 1400, appeared only briefly among the evolving sculptural styles in the imperial free city of Nuremberg. This sculpture was mounted under a canopy on the exterior of a house in Nuremberg until World War II.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1425–30

Medium

Sandstone, polychromy

Culture

German

Department

Medieval Art

Credit line

Gift of Ilse C. Hesslein, in memory of Hans G. Hesslein and the Hesslein family, 1986