id:			138354
accession number:	1962.29
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1962.29
updated:		2022-01-04 16:15:27.356000

Enthroned Virgin and Child, 1225-1250. France, Limousin, Limoges, Gothic period, 13th century. Copper: repoussé, gilded, engraved, chased; black glass beads; light turquoise enameled pearls; overall: 21.9 x 10.6 x 3.8 cm (8 5/8 x 4 3/16 x 1 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1962.29

title:				Enthroned Virgin and Child
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creation date:			1225-1250
creation date earliest:		1225
creation date latest:		1250
current location:		106C Medieval Treasury
creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	France, Limousin, Limoges, Gothic period, 13th century
technique:	copper: repoussé, gilded, engraved, chased; black glass beads; light turquoise enameled pearls
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Gothic
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 21.9 x 10.6 x 3.8 cm (8 5/8 x 4 3/16 x 1 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review - 1962
	opening date:   1962-10-24T04:00:00
	<i>Year in Review - 1962</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (October 24-November 25, 1962).

	title:		Treasures of Medieval France
	opening date:   1966-11-16T05:00:00
	<i>Treasures of Medieval France</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (November 16, 1966-January 29, 1967).

	title:		Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art
	opening date:   2007-05-10T00:00:00
	<i>Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art</i>. National Museum of Bavaria, Munich, Germany (May 10-September 16, 2007); J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA (October 30, 2007-January 20, 2008); Frist Art Museum, Nashville, TN (February 13-June 7, 2009).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* Cleveland Museum of Art, "Treasures from Medieval France" cat. IV-17, repr. p. 151.<br>Bavarian Nationalmuseum, Munich (5/10/2007 - 9/16/2007), the J. Paul Getty Musuem, Los Angeles (10/30/2007 - 1/20/2008) and Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, TN (2/13/2009 - 6/7/2009): "Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art"

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PROVENANCE

	Mrs. Victoria Hantschel, Tegernsee, Oberbayern; (Wildenstein & Co., New York).
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Both the Virgin and the Christ child are lavishly attired. Their mantle hems are engraved to create the illusion of being fur-lined, and turquoise enamel beads create "pearl"-studded decorative bands on the Virgin’s wrist, knee, and crown and on Christ’s collar. The similarity of their garments emphasizes the close relationship between the mother and child and their joint rule over the kingdom of heaven. Once part of a larger ensemble, this relief may have decorated an altar frontal, devotional tabernacle, or reliquary.
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