Keywords: Flemish - Virgin and Child - Walters 5343 - Back.jpg This statuette once topped a large candlestick or chandelier The figure is hollow and the large opening on its top is a result of the casting process Smaller holes on the sides of the Virgin's head show that she once wore a crown Her right hand separately cast and attached by a pin originally likely held a scepter or a lily symbol of Mary's purity The grapes clasped by the infant Christ allude to the wine of Communion and thus to the blood shed by him at Calvary 2nd half of the 15th century Late Medieval brass cm 26 accession number 53 43 14446 Stefano Bardini Florence by purchase Sale Christie's London June 5 1899 or May 26 1902 George Robinson Harding London date of acquisition unknown by purchase Henry Walters Baltimore date of acquisition unknown by purchase Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Realms of Faith Medieval and Byzantine Art from the Walters Art Museum Museum of Biblical Art New York; Colby College Museum of Art Waterville; Joslyn Art Museum Omaha 2008-2009 place of origin Flanders Walters Art Museum license Medieval metalwork in the Walters Art Museum Flemish religious art in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs artist review |