Seated Virgin and Child; Christ standing on the Virgin's left knee; Christ in long robe; Virgin trampling a monster under her left foot; bench.
Koechlin 1924: France, late 13th century or early of 14th century.
Gaborit-Chopin 2003 and Museum's opinion 2010: Paris, c. 1250-1260.
Attribution
Unknown
Polychromy - Gilding
Traces of original polychromy: blue, vermillion red. Traces of the original decoration remain on the bench.
Reverse
Carved in the round.
Object Condition
Ivory cracked.
Missing: right forearm of the Virgin; left forearm and head of Christ. Chips to the Virgin's forehead and dress, the dragon, and the base.
Hole in the base.
Comments
Gaborit-Chopin: same atelier as the ivory in the Balledent reliquary and as OA 2596, in the Musée du Louvre.
Provenance
Demotte collection, early 20th century. Tello-Champagne collection, Dreux. De Larrain collection. Alex Wengraf gallery, London. Acquired on 22 June 1982.
Bibliography
A. Mayeux, 'La Vierge à l'Enfant de la collection Tello-Champagne', in Revue de l'art chrétien (1913), pp. 396-397, pl.
R. Koechlin, Les Ivoires gothiques français (Paris, 1924), I, p. 102; II, no. 79.
D. Gaborit-Chopin, 'Une Vierge d'ivoire du XIIIe siècle', in Revue du Louvre, 1983-4, pp. 270-279.
Songs of Glory. Medieval Art from 900 to 1500, exhibition catalogue, Oklahoma City, Museum of Art, 1985, no. 77.
Sculptures françaises du XIVe siècle, exhibition catalogue, Paris, Palais de Tokyo, 1985, no. 4.
B. Guineau, 'Etude des couleurs dans la polychromie des ivoires médiévaux', in Bulletin de la Société nationale des antiquaires de France (1996), pp. 188-210.
D. Gaborit-Chopin, Ivoires médiévaux, Ve-XVe siècle (Paris: Musée du Louvre, 2003), no. 98.
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