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| Keywords: French - Virgin and Child and Crucifixion - Walters 71178.jpg Each scene is placed beneath a single trefoil arch that is surmounted by a crocketed gable pierced with a trefoil Two quatrefoils with protruding cones decorate the wall above In the left wing the standing Virgin holds the Child and is crowned by an angel She is flanked by two winged candle-bearing angels The Crucifixion has an angel descending with the sun and moon On the left are the Three Marys and on the right John and two Hebrews The original hinges are missing and have been replaced with modern ones The originals were long hinges with trefoil ends probably silver and have left silhouettes of their forms Their removal caused several breaks which have been restored one at the legs of Christ and another near the crowning angel whose left arm is restored There is a replacement section of the lower border of the Virgin plaque which includes her left foot Bronze rings for hanging are placed at the top The candles in the angels' hands are restored between 1350 1360 Medieval ivory Each panel cm 13 8 6 4 accession number 71 178 13739 Jacques Seligmann Paris date of acquisition unknown by purchase Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1923 place of origin Paris France Walters Art Museum license Medieval ivory in the Walters Art Museum Art of France in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Madonna and Child | ||||
