Maria met Christuskind

circle of Lodewijk van Bodeghem, c. 1500 - c. 1510

The courtly manner of the Virgin and Child, the elegant style and the use of precious and translucent alabaster suggest that this statue was commissioned by Margaret of Austria or someone around her court. Margaret served as Regent of the Netherlands, based in Mechelen, on behalf of her father, Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I.

Artwork typesculpture
Object numberBK-2009-270
Dimensionsheight 55.8 cm
Physical characteristicsalabaster with traces of polychromy and gilding

Identification

Title(s)
Virgin and Child
Object type
Object number
BK-2009-270
Description
Staande Madonna met kind. Het Christuskind houdt in zijn rechterhand een mand met appels.
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Creation

Creation
sculptor: circle of Lodewijk van Bodeghem, Brabant
Dating
c. 1500 - c. 1510
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Material and technique

Physical description
alabaster with traces of polychromy and gilding
Dimensions
height 55.8 cm

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Subject

Acquisition and rights

Credit line
Purchased with the support of the Frits en Phine Verhaaff Fonds/Rijksmuseum Fonds
Acquisition
purchase 2009-11
Copyright
Public domain
Provenance
…; collection Georges-Leon Beeckmans de West-Meerbeeck (1877-1955), acquired in the 1930s;{Written communication of the dealer Benoît Orban de Xivry, 3 November 2009.} his daughter Godelieve Beeckmans de West-Meerbeeck (1911-2007), Brussels, 1955; her nephews François-Xavier de Donnéa de Hamoir (born 1941), Jean-Marie de Donnéa de Hamoir (born 1945), Pierre de Donnéa de Hamoir (born 1951) and niece Marie de Patoul (born 1954); from whom acquired by the museum (through the mediation of the dealer Benoît Orban de Xivry (Artbox SCS), Brussels), with support of the Frits en Phine Verhaaff Fonds/Rijksmuseum Fonds, 2009

Documentation

Persistent URL

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https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200515041