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Virgin and Child
Production: Scheemaekers, Peeter I
Terracotta, modelled in the round
Pale orange-pink terracotta, modelled in the round except for a vertical area at the back which permits it to be attached to a wall or stand. The reverse is hollowed out behind the clouds. The graceful Madonna is seated on a bank of clouds with two winged cherub's heads emerging on her left and one on her right. Her right foot is extended slightly and rests on a serpent with a fruit in its mouth, above the crescent moon. She looks tenderly downwards towards the Christ Child who stands on clouds beside her, and places her right arm protectively behind him. Her left hand rests on her left knee. The lightly draped Christ Child stands on his left leg with his right bent at the knee and slightly raised. He holds out his left hand towards his mother, and has his right arm raised and bent at the elbow.
History note: The Duchess of Arenburg; her husband the Comte de Rivière; by descent to the Marquis de Rivière, late 19th century. Purchased at a Fair in Belgium in late 2004 by the vendor, Daniel Katz Ltd., 13 New Bond Street, London,W1S 4SX.
Purchased with the Boscawen Fund and a grant from the National Art Collections Fund
Height: 70 cm
Width: 49.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (2006-01-30) by Daniel Katz Ltd
18th Century, Early#
Production date:
circa
AD 1702
This terracotta was the model for a larger wooden carving in the church of St Martin's in Heers (Limburg), commissioned by the Duchess of Arenberg in 1702, and documented in the archives of the church. The presence of the serpent and crescent moon is a reference to Revelations 12.1.
pale orange-red Terracotta
Hand-modelling : Terracotta, hand-modelled in the round at the top, and in high relief on the lower part
Accession number: M.1-2006
Primary reference Number: 126008
Entry form number: 637
External ID: CAM_CCF_M_1_2006
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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