Keywords: French - Virgin and Child - Walters 27429.jpg Unique to the carved statues of the duchy of Lorraine are the broad faces and tender pensive expressions of the Virgin and Child In the 14th century Lorraine acted as a buffer state between France and the German Empire and in the process its artists absorbed styles from both regions The figures' poses are French while the motif of the wild rose held in the Child's hand and decorating the Virgin's crown and belt comes from southern Germany middle Other date century 14 Medieval limestone with traces of paint cm 51 5 29 2 17 accession number 27 429 26072 Dikran Kelekian New York and Paris Henry Walters Baltimore January 21 1921 by purchase Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1921 place of origin Maison des Musiciens in Rheims 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 Sculptures of Madonna and Child |