id:			121224
accession number:	1942.1092
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1942.1092
updated:		2023-08-23 20:08:15.936000

Mourning Virgin, early 1400s. Austria, Upper Rhine, 15th century. Gilt copper; overall: 15.3 cm (6 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1942.1092

title:				Mourning Virgin
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series:				
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creation date:			early 1400s
creation date earliest:		1400
creation date latest:		1425
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creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
copyright:			

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culture:	Austria, Upper Rhine, 15th century
technique:	gilt copper
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Gothic
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 15.3 cm (6 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	These small statuettes would have originally flanked a crucifix as suggested by this arrangement. According to the Gospels, the Virgin and Saint John were present on Golgotha at Christ’s death. Medieval artists frequently depicted them standing next to the cross.
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wall description:
These small statuettes would have originally flanked a crucifix as suggested by this arrangement. According to the Gospels, the Virgin and Saint John were present on Golgotha at Christ’s death. Medieval artists frequently depicted them standing next to the cross.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 152
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n39

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 52
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n76

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 53
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n77

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