Virgin and Child

North French

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 304

Material has a direct impact on form, especially in the case of ivory sculpture. Here the graceful curve of the Virgin’s body reflects the shape of the elephant tusk from which the statue was carved. The monumental quality of this ivory closely corresponds to stone sculpture on Gothic cathedrals.

Virgin and Child, Ivory with traces of polychromy and gilding, North French

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Virgin and Child, Ivory with traces of polychromy and gilding, North French
Virgin and Child, Ivory with traces of polychromy and gilding, North French
Virgin and Child, Ivory with traces of polychromy and gilding, North French
Virgin and Child, Ivory with traces of polychromy and gilding, North French
Virgin and Child, Ivory with traces of polychromy and gilding, North French
Virgin and Child, Ivory with traces of polychromy and gilding, North French
Virgin and Child, Ivory with traces of polychromy and gilding, North French

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