Virgin and Child

CultureSouth German
Titles
  • Virgin and Child
Datec. 1500–1510
PlaceGermany
MediumLimewood, painted and gilded
Dimensions63 × 24 × 15 inches (160 × 61 × 38.1 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Agnes Cullen Arnold Endowment Fund
Object number98.81
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
202 Willis Education Gallery
On view

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Object Type
ProvenancePrivate collection, Austria; [Daniel Katz, Ltd, London]; purchased by MFAH, 1998.
Exhibition History"The Moon: Houston, Tranquility Base Here. The Eagle Has Landed," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 27, 2009–January 10, 2010.

"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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