The Virgin and Child with the Risen Christ, fragment of an altarpiece (?)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Photo © Courtauld
Photo © Courtauld
Maker
(carver)
Title
The Virgin and Child with the Risen Christ, fragment of an altarpiece (?)
Date of Production
c. 1250-1300
Dimensions
Height: 100 mm
Width: 74 mm
Depth: 11 mm
Width: 74 mm
Depth: 11 mm
Object Number
O.1966.GP.6
Mode of Acquisition
Gambier-Parry, bequest, 1966
Credit
Courtauld Gallery, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Label Text
In this plaque a Risen Christ appears next to a seated Virgin and Child - a unique and puzzling composition. Its format suggests it could have been mounted with other ivory plaques onto an altarpiece.
Inscriptions
Inscription: incised on reverse with profile head of a man and the letters WWD
Inscription: inscribed in black ink on reverse No:1
Inscription: inscribed in black ink on reverse No:1
Provenance
Information not yet known or updated
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