Head of the Virgin with child
In the late Middle Ages, modelling with pipe clay (which is white after firing) became a flourishing branch of decorative art in the Low Countries. The inexpensive material and the use of moulds opened the way to large-scale production of sculptures in
this medium, which became an affordable alternative to wooden or ivory figurines. This is a fragment of a statue of the Virgin Mary that was hidden in the tower of the Oude Kerk in Soest during the Iconoclastic Fury in 1566.
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Head of the Virgin with child
In the late Middle Ages, modelling with pipe clay (which is white after firing) became a flourishing branch of decorative art in the Low Countries. The inexpensive material and the use of moulds opened the way to large-scale production of sculptures in
this medium, which became an affordable alternative to wooden or ivory figurines. This is a fragment of a statue of the Virgin Mary that was hidden in the tower of the Oude Kerk in Soest during the Iconoclastic Fury in 1566.
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In de Late Middeleeuwen was de ...... e Kerk van Soest was verstopt.
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In the late Middle Ages, model ...... the Iconoclastic Fury in 1566.
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BK-NM-12006-19-1
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Rijksmuseum
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Head of the Virgin with child
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Kop van een Maria met kind
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created
c. 1470 - c. 1480
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ca. 1470 - ca. 1480
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extent
breedte 12,5 cm
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depth 7 cm
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diepte 7 cm
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height 15 cm
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hoogte 15 cm
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width 12.5 cm
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derde kwart 15e eeuw
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fourth quarter 15th century
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third quarter 15th century
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vierde kwart 15e eeuw
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