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| Keywords: French - Virgin and Child - Walters 71287.jpg The first such ivory figurines of the Virgin and Child appeared around 1225 and were inspired by the monumental stone sculpture on the portals of Gothic cathedrals This piece contains a number of symbolic details The crown identifies the Virgin as the Queen of Heaven The lily she holds stands for her purity The orb in Christ's hand reminds the viewer that the infant child is also the creator and ruler of the universe The elegant sway of the Virgin's body reflects the curve of the elephant tusk from which the figure was carved Ivory became widely available in western Europe after the Fourth Crusade of 1204 opened the commercial routes leading from Constantinople through Egypt to the interior of Africa between 1350 1360 Medieval ivory cm 21 6 6 8 5 7 accession number 71 287 34671 Carlo Micheli Micaëli Paris by purchase Octave Homberg Paris date of acquisition unknown by purchase Dr de Saint Germain Paris date of acquisition unknown by purchase Henri Daguerre Paris date of acquisition unknown by purchase Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1922 The International Style The Arts in Europe Around 1400 The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1962 Vive la France French Treasures from the Middle Ages to Monet The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1999-2000 Realms of Faith Medieval and Byzantine Art from the Walters Art Museum Frist Center for the Visual Arts Nashville 2001-2002 Realms of Faith Medieval and Byzantine Art from the Walters Art Museum Frist Center for the Visual Arts Nashville 2002-2005 Déjà Vu Recurrence The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2007-2008 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 Paris France Walters Art Museum license Medieval ivory in the Walters Art Museum Art of France in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Sculptures of Madonna and Child Vive la France French Treasures from the Middle Ages to Monet | ||||
