Panel with Virgin and Child with Angels
Unknown Artist
19th century
Medium
Ivory with silver and wood frame
Dimensions
Overall: 5 11/16 x 3 1/4 x 13/16 in. (14.4 x 8.2 x 2 cm) Framed: 6 3/4 x 4 5/16 x 13/16 in. (17.2 x 10.9 x 2 cm)
Classification
Ivories
Culture
European (Medieval style)
Department
Medieval Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Sarah Lazarus, in memory of Moses Lazarus, 1890
Accession Number
90.22.8
Tags
Art Historical Context
This delicate ivory panel, created in the 19th century in a medieval European style, depicts the Virgin Mary tenderly holding the Christ Child, surrounded by angels. Carved from ivory and set within a silver and wood frame, the small devotional object measures just over five inches tall. Though produced long after the Middle Ages, it echoes the refined craftsmanship of earlier ivory carvings that were treasured in churches and private chapels across Europe. During the 19th century, artists and collectors revived interest in medieval art forms, and ivory panels like this one reflect that Gothi...