The Christ Child
1740s
This painted wood sculpture of the infant Jesus looks approachable and was meant to be seen by a much wider audience. Normally it would have stood on an altar, but it was carried in religious processions through the streets during the annual Festival of "Corpus Christi", celebrating the body of Christ. The Christ Child would have been clothed in a real garment.
Polychromed wood, glass, bone
30 3/4 x 13 7/8 x 10 1/2 in. (78.1 x 35.2 x 26.7 cm) overall
Purchased with funds from the 1999 Maryatt Gala, the Decorative Arts and Paintings Council, the Margaret E. Fuller Fund, the Docent Memorial Committee, the European Painting Fund, and an anonymous donor
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