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Virgin Mary Holding Christ Child
Virgin Mary Holding Christ Child
Virgin Mary Holding Christ Child
DepartmentLatin America

Virgin Mary Holding Christ Child

NameFigure Group
Maker Hilario Mendivil
Datec. 1958
Place madeCuzco, Cuzco, Peru, South America
MediumCeramic, wood, fabric, paint, gesso
Dimensions16 15/16 × 8 11/16 × 6 11/16 in. (43 × 22 × 17 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.44.150
Object numberA.1979.44.150
DescriptionVirgin Mary holding Christ child; four angles on top of chair on which the Virgin sits; figures are carved maguey wood; gesso-coated fabric.
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