Page of Virgo lactans by UNKNOWN MASTER, French in the Web Gallery of Art, a searchable image collection and database of European paintings and sculptures (1100-1850)

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Virgo lactans
1335-40
Ivory, height 22,3 cm
Museum Mayer van den Bergh, Antwerp
The ivory Virgo lactans is typically 14th-century in composition. The cheeky attitude of the hungry child, who turns his back on the viewer, is an innovative touch.