Inv. R 198
Virgin in prayer (possibly from an Annunciation scene).
Berliner 1926: Germany, dated 1527, with signature of Daniel Hofer on the underside.
Attribution
Daniel Hopfer (b. 1470, d. 1536)
Polychromy - Gilding
Traces of gilding and polychromy (in 1926): gold (along the hems), red (neck and face).
Reverse
Carved in the round.
Object Condition
Missing: hands. Cloak chipped.
Hole in the back of the Virgin's head.
Comments
Inscription on the underside: signature 'D H 1527'.
Provenance
Acquired in 1866 by the Museum.
Bibliography
R. Berliner, Die Bildwerke des Bayerischen Nationalmuseums, IV. Die Bildwerke in Elfenbein, Knochen, Hirsch- und Steinbockhorn, mit einem Anhange: Elfenbeinarbeiten der Staatlichen Schlossmuseen in Bayern (Augsburg, 1926), no. 80.
All images on this website are made available exclusively for scholarly and educational purposes and may not be used commercially.
