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Berceau de l'Enfant-Jésus

15th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 306
Les berceaux miniatures pour le Christ enfant étaient des objets de dévotion populaires aux XVe et XVIe siècles, surtout dans les couvents, où ils étaient souvent offerts aux femmes qui prononçaient les vœux de l’ordre. Ce splendide berceau vient du Grand Béguinage de Louvain, en Belgique, établi au XIIe siècle pour des laïques. Il est décoré à chaque extrémité de représentations sculptées de la Nativité et de l’Adoration des Mages. Les broderies de la couverture représentent l’arbre généalogique du Christ.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titre: Berceau de l'Enfant-Jésus
  • Date: v. 1400–1500
  • Aire géographique: Pays-Bas méridionaux, Brabant
  • Culture: Pays-Bas méridionaux
  • Technique: Bois, peinture, plomb, argent doré, parchemin peint, soie brodée de perles, fil d'or et émaux translucides
  • Dimensions: 35,4 x 28,9 x 18,4 cm
  • Crédits: Don de Ruth Blumka à la mémoire de Leopold Blumka, 1974
  • Accession Number: 1974.121a–d
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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