Detail View: The AMICA Library: Shrine of the Virgin
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AMICA ID:
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MMA_.17.190.185
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AMICA Library Year:
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2000
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Nationality:
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European; Northern European; German
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Creator Name-CRT:
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German
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Title:
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Shrine of the Virgin
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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ca. 1300
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Creation Start Date:
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1280
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Creation End Date:
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1320
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Materials and Techniques:
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Oak, linen covering, polychromy, gilding, gesso
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Classification Term:
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Sculpture-Wood
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Dimensions:
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Open: 14 1/2 x 13 5/8 in. (36.8 x 34.6 cm); closed:14 1/2 x 5 in. (36.8 x 12.7 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York, USA
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ID Number:
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17.190.185
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Credit Line:
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Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
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Rights:
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Context:
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This rare devotional shrine is designed to make manifest the miracle of the Incarnation, by which God became man. Closed, it is a statuette of the enthroned Virgin Mary nursing the Christ Child. When opened, the shrine is transformed into an altarpiece showing a sculptural representation of the Trinity (the figure of Christ and the dove of the Holy Spirit are lost), mystically revealing that salvation is achieved through Christ incarnate. On the wings are painted scenes of the Nativity. |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.md17.190.185.R.tif
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