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Virgin and Child Standing upon the Mooncirca 1480-1500

Not on view
Wood sculpture of a crowned standing woman holding a child against her side, with deeply carved flowing robes and long wavy hair, in warm chestnut-brown wood
Carved wooden sculpture of a crowned standing figure holding a small child, shown in profile; warm brown patina with deeply carved drapery folds and Gothic-style crown.
Carved wood sculpture of a crowned standing figure in flowing robes, viewed from the side and rear, with a smaller figure at the left shoulder; rough chisel marks visible on the hollow, unfinished back.
Carved wooden sculpture, full-length standing crowned figure holding a small child, viewed in profile; deeply undercut drapery folds and curling hair rendered in dark walnut-toned wood.
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Virgin and Child Standing upon the Moon
Place Made
Germany, Upper Rhine
Date Made
circa 1480-1500
Medium
Linden wood
Dimensions
39 1/2 × 17 × 9 in. (100.33 × 43.18 × 22.86 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. W. R. Valentiner
Accession Number
51.24
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture
Selected Bibliography
  • Valentiner, W.R. Gothic and Renaissance Sculptures: in the Collection of the Los Angeles County Museum. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum, 1951.
  • Schaefer, Scott, and Peter Fusco. European Painting and Sculpture in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art: an Illustrated Summary Catalogue. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1987.