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Enthroned

Founder Cast by Roman Bronze Works
1902, cast 1906
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 774
Vonnoh is best-known for her sculpted representations of motherhood in which intimate mood and impressionistic handling of form take precedence over close physical description. In "Enthroned" she links the timeless mother-and-child theme with a sensitive representation of a woman ensconced in a throne-like chair with an infant resting on her lap and a daughter standing on either side. Although the mother has been identified as Helena Walter, a German immigrant, the group is not a portrait, but rather a personification of an ideal modern Madonna—dignified, enthroned, and venerated.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Enthroned
  • Artist: Bessie Potter Vonnoh (American, St. Louis, Missouri 1872–1955 New York)
  • Founder: Cast by Roman Bronze Works
  • Date: 1902, cast 1906
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Bronze
  • Dimensions: 12 x 8 x 10 in. (30.5 x 20.3 x 25.4 cm)
  • Credit Line: Gift of George A. Hearn, 1906
  • Object Number: 06.298
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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