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Virgin and Child
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Virgin and Child

anonymous · c. 1400 - c. 1424 · gild; alabaster (mineral)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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The clothes of this elegant Virgin reflect French courtly fashions of around 1400. Fashionably dressed and not wearing a crown, she resembles a young noblewoman. There are few other statues of the Virgin from this period with such an aristocratic air.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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Credit lineMaria met Christuskind. c. 1400 - c. 1424. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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