The Virgin Supported by Saint John, from a Crucifixion Group
Said to have come from the collegiate church of Notre-Dame at Huy in Belgium, these figures were probably part of a large sculptural retable behind the altar. They are stylistically related to the marble Virgin and Child (see 24.215), ordered in 1345 for the church of Saint Catherine at Diest, Belgium.
Artwork Details
- Title: The Virgin Supported by Saint John, from a Crucifixion Group
- Date: ca. 1340–50
- Geography: Made in Huy, Meuse Valley, Belgium
- Culture: South Netherlandish
- Medium: Marble, traces of gilding
- Dimensions: Overall: 22 3/16 x 8 7/8 x 4 1/4 in. (56.4 x 22.5 x 10.8 cm)
- Classification: Sculpture-Stone
- Credit Line: Gift of Archer M. Huntington, in memory of his father, Collis Potter Huntington, 1926
- Object Number: 26.101.6
- Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters
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Franco-Netherlandish
ca. 1340–50
South Netherlandish
1345
French
1264–88
Giovanni Pisano
ca. 1301, with later additions
French
ca. 1145
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