Unknown French
The Virgin and Child Enthroned

The Virgin and Child Enthroned

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The Virgin and Child Enthroned
Artist
CultureFrench
Titles
  • The Virgin and Child Enthroned
Datec. 1320–1330
Made inParis, France
MediumElephant ivory, with traces of polychromy
Dimensions8 9/16 × 3 1/2 × 1 15/16 in. (21.7 × 8.9 × 5 cm)
Credit LineThe Edith A. and Percy S. Straus Collection
Object number44.602
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
201 Reckling Gallery
On view

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Department
Arts of Europe and the Mediterranean
Special Collections
Object Type
ProvenanceGarnier collection, Lille, France; [Joseph Brummer Gallery, New York]; bought by Percy Straus from the Brummer Gallery on November 25, 1932; bequeathed to MFAH, 1944.
Exhibition History"Passion for Perfection: The Straus Collection of Renaissance Art," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 21, 2017–June 17, 2018.

"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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