Vierge à l'enfant sculptée par Geoffroy-Dechaume, chantier de la cathédrale Notre-Dame, Paris (Madonna and Child, sculpted by Geoffroy-Dechaume, Notre-Dame Cathedral, Paris)

c. 1854

Auguste Mestral

Associated Names
Auguste Mestral

Artist, French, 1812 - 1884

The sculpture depicts a woman holding an infant in her left arm. The woman wears a crown and flowing robes, holding a scroll in her right hand. The child appears wrapped in cloth. The material seems to be stone or marble, with a light color that accentuates the craftsmanship details. The sculpture is placed outdoors, surrounded by wood and stones. Stone figures are partially visible in the background. Both figures have calm expressions, conveying a timeless and stable presence.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    salted paper print

  • Credit Line

    Robert B. Menschel Fund

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 34.9 × 27.1 cm (13 3/4 × 10 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.32.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Galerie Paviot; (Robert Hershkowitz, Ltd., Sussex, England, by 2000); NGA purchase, 2001.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2015

  • In Light of the Past: Celebrating Twenty-Five Years of Collecting Photographs at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, May 3 – July 26, 2015

Wikidata ID

Q64145075

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