Unknown French
Virgin and Child

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Artist Unknown French

CultureFrench

Titles

Virgin and Child

Dateearly 14th century

PlaceFrance

MediumLimestone with remains of original polychromy

Dimensions40 3/8 × 13 1/2 × 10 1/4 in.

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Laurence H. Favrot Bequest

Object number71.15

Current Location

The Audrey Jones Beck Building

201 Reckling Gallery

On view

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Department

Arts of Europe and the Mediterranean

Object Type

SCULPTURE

ProvenanceFormer Château de Golleville in Normandy (Manche), before 1930; purchased from an art dealer in Caen (Calvados) January 20, 1930 by [Lucien Demotte, Demotte Galleries, Paris and New York, 1930 (sent to New York on November 2, 1933)]; by inheritance, Mrs. Demotte, mother of Lucien, 1935; Demotte Estate, after 1938; sold to Nicolás Gonzáles, Mexico, on November 2, 1952, in exchange for other works of art, transferred to José A. Racaj Montemayor, Coyoacán, Mexico; purchased by MFAH, 1971.
Exhibition History"Arts of the Courts of France and England from 1259 to 1328," National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, April 27–July 2, 1972.

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

"New Light on Old Masters: European Art from Houston Collections," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 2, 2021–January 23, 2022.

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