Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2014.

Madonna and Child

ArtistWorkshop of Hans Klocker (Austrian, active 1478 - 1500)

Dateca. 1485-1495

MediumMountain pine with original gilding and polychrome

Dimensions46 7/16 in. (118 cm) height

ClassificationsEuropean art

Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds provided by the Irene Leache Memorial Foundation, in honor of Jeff Harrison; Carolyn and Richard Barry; John and Irene Field; Ashby Vail and Joseph T. Waldo, in honor of Jeff Harrison; Deborah H. Butler; the Foundation for a Better Tomorrow; Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Goldrich; Linda H. Kaufman; Joan and Tom Lyons; Oriana McKinnon; Dr. and Mrs. Jack B. Taylor, in honor of Ellen Borden Taylor; Cabell and Mary Jane Birdsong; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lane Stokes Jr.; Wayne and Ashlin Wilbanks; Margaret and Charles Land, in honor of Jeff Harrison; Dr. Edward L. and Linda H. Lilly; Dr. and Mrs. Edward C. Oldfield, III; Angelica and Henry Light; and Pat and Jeff Brown

Object number2014.17

Collections

European Art before 1945

On View

On view

DescriptionMeasuring 46 7/18 inches in height (119.65 cm), Klocker’s sculpture is elaborately and deeply carved from a single log of Tyrolean mountain pine. The carver has hollowed out the reverse to keep the wood from splitting. The bare wood of the reverse shows a limited number of old woodworm exit holes. There are no recent worm holes. There is a single drying crack on the upper left section of the sculpture which is less than one inch deep. There are some minor losses to the carved tips of the Madonna’s crown. Otherwise, the carving, paint, and gilding are in sound and remarkably original condition, with traces of delicate white sgraffito decoration still visible along the edges of the Madonna’s robe and bodice.
Label TextWorkshop of Hans Klocker Austrian, active 1478-1500 Madonna and Child, ca. 1485–95 Mountain pine with original gilding and polychrome This large, brightly painted sculpture of Mary and the infant Jesus is elaborately and deeply carved from a single log of Tyrolean mountain pine. The reverse has been hollowed out to keep the wood from splitting. The work was made for a church, where it may have been placed in front of a column or pillar, as the back was not meant to be seen. Museum purchase with funds provided by the Irene Leache Memorial Foundation, in honor of Jeff Harrison; Carolyn and Richard Barry; John and Irene Field; Ashby Vail and Joseph T. Waldo, in honor of Jeff Harrison; Deborah H. Butler; the Foundation for a Better Tomorrow; Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Goldrich; Linda H. Kaufman; Joan and Tom Lyons; Oriana McKinnon; Dr. and Mrs. Jack B. Taylor, in honor of Ellen Borden Taylor; Cabell and Mary Jane Birdsong; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lane Stokes Jr.; Wayne and Ashlin Wilbanks; Margaret and Charles Land, in honor of Jeff Harrison; Dr. Edward L. and Linda H. Lilly; Dr. and Mrs. Edward C. Oldfield, III; Angelica and Henry Light; and Pat and Jeff Brown 2014.17