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Virgin and Child Enthroned

Virgin and Child Enthroned

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Virgin and Child Enthroned
Artist
CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Virgin and Child Enthroned
Datelate 15th century
PlaceNottingham, England
MediumAlabaster with traces of polychromy
Dimensions30 5/8 × 13 3/4 × 9 1/2 in. (77.8 × 34.9 × 24.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of D. and J. de Menil in memory of Arthur Jago
Object number62.3
Not on view

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Department
Arts of Europe and the Mediterranean
Object Type
ProvenancePrivate collection; [Plaza Auction Gallery, New York, circa 1957]; Private collection; sold to Mr. and Mrs. de Menil, 1959; given to MFAH by Jean and Dominique de Menil, 1962.

Ex-collection: Collection of John and Dominique de Menil, from 1959 until donated to the museum on February 21, 1962.


Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "Some Recent Accessions," at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1962

Exhibited: Marcel Gibrat, conservation. Sep 17 1973 (LN:73.27)

Exhibited: "A Permanent Heritage: Major Works from the Collection," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 23 October 1980 - 4 January, 1981.

Exhibited: "Depictions of the Advent in Early European Art," Tyler Museum of Art, Tyler, TX, Dec. 12, 1982 - Feb. 6, 1983. LN:82.31


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