Coronation of the Virgin
Unknown
late 16th–early 17th century · Onyx or sardonyx, gold mount · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
The irregular cloud of smoky brown that floats across the cream layer of this stone eventually helps the viewer to distinguish the Virgin’s robe and her hands raised in intercessory prayer.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- late 16th–early 17th century
- Medium
- Onyx or sardonyx, gold mount
- Culture
- Italian, probably Milan
- Department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Credit line
- The Milton Weil Collection, 1939
