Cameo of the Virgin and Child

Adrien Jean Maximilien Vachette

ca. 1050–1100 (cameo); ca. 1800 (frame) · Agate cameo, gold frame · Medieval Art

This delicately carved cameo shows the Virgin in an orant pose, with her arms upraised, and a medallion of the Christ Child over her chest. This icon type is often called the Blachernitissa after a famous icon at the Blachernai Monastery in Constantinople.

Artist

Adrien Jean Maximilien Vachette

Date

ca. 1050–1100 (cameo); ca. 1800 (frame)

Medium

Agate cameo, gold frame

Culture

Byzantine

Department

Medieval Art

Credit line

Gift of John C. Weber, in honor of Mary and Michael Jaharis, 2007