The museum's inventory book (vol. III, folio 650) suggests that the statue is a fragment of a pieta.
| Artist |
Anonymous Master
|
|---|---|
| Title | The Virgin with John the Baptist |
| Period | 16th century |
| Location | Southern Netherlands TGN |
| Collection | sculpture AAT |
| Object type | oak (wood) AAT |
| Inventory number | 1914-GU |
| Acquisition credit |
bequest
Scribe, Fernand Ghent 1913 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1914-GU |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/732/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | 300055874 religious symbolism AAT |
|---|---|
| Keywords Iconclass |
11F
the Virgin Mary
Iconclass
11H(JOHN THE BAPTIST) John the Baptist; possible attributes: book, reed cross, baptismal cup, honeycomb, lamb, staff Iconclass |
| School / Style | Early Netherlandish |
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