Inv. 937
Standing Virgin and Child; Christ seated on right arm; Christ in long robe; Virgin holding a bird in her left hand.
Danielle Gaborit-Chopin's opinion 2010: France, last quarter of the 14th century.
Attribution
Unknown
Reverse
Carved in the round.
Object Condition
Missing: part of the Virgin's head; head and left hand of Christ; right side of Christ's body including his right arm.
Trace of an ivory crown on the head of the Virgin. Very damaged.
Comments
Under the base, label with stamped inscription: 'MUSEE DES ANTIQUITES Seine Inférieure'; in black ink: ' tome II, p.87, n°880' and in blue pen: 'iv.11' (?).
Provenance
Collection of Arsène Jouant. Acquired by the museum in 1857.
Bibliography
Joconde, catalogue collectif des collections des musées de France: http://www.culture.gouv.fr/documentation/joconde/fr/pres.htm
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