Figure group

Description

Group representing the Virgin, Child, St Anne or one of the midwives mentioned in the Apochrypha, St Joseph and angels in the stable at Bethlehem, in carved walnut with traces of painting and gilding, part of a larger altarpiece: South Netherlandish, about 1470

Museum reference

A.1929.608

Collection

Decorative and Applied Art

Object name

Figure group

Production information

Netherlands, Western Europe

Date

c. 1470

Materials

Walnut, Gilt, Paint

Physical description

Walnut wood; carved; traces of painting and gilding

Associations

Depicted: Virgin and Child
Depicted: Saint Anne
Depicted: Saint Joseph
Bethlehem, Palestine, West Asia