The Visitation
Sculptor: Unknown (Uncertain)
Oak, carved in low relief. The Virgin Mary visits her cousin Elizabeth
Two oak boards of unequal size, carved in low relief. The Virgin Mary stands on the viewer's left,. Her head is uncovered and she wears a long dress and a cloak held together on her chest by a brooch . Her married cousin Elizabeth stands on the right. Her head is covered and she wears a long dress and a cloak loosely draped over her shoulders. She rests her left hand on her 'bump' , and extends her right to the Virgin, who grasps it in both hands in sympathetic greeting. Behind and between them is a tree situated on a hill.
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Height: 60.0 cm
Width: 35.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
15th Century, Mid#
After
1407
CE
-
Before
1430
CE
M.7, 8 & 9-1928, are related to North German sculpture of the mid-15th century
Carving : Two oak boards of unequal size, carved in low relief
Accession number: M.7-1928
Primary reference Number: 30274
External ID: CAM_CCF_M_7_1928
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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