Object Record
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Metadata
Title |
Madonna and Child |
Object Name |
Sculpture |
Other Name |
Art |
Accession Number |
1985.321 |
Date |
ca. 1420 |
Artist |
Unknown |
Material |
Wood/Paint |
Dimensions |
H-39 Dia-16 inches |
Credit line |
Fallingwater, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy |
Notes |
Purchased by Edgar Kaufmann Sr. in Vienna, and installed at Fallingwater as early as 1938, the medieval Austrian-Bohemian Madonna and Child sculpture dates to around the year 1420 and was among Liliane Kaufmann's most treasured possessions. Installed over the master bedroom fireplace and set within a custom niche designed for it by Frank Lloyd Wright, the polychrome wood figures were also among the many religious art objects, representing a variety of spiritual beliefs, displayed throughout Fallingwater. Located in the master bedroom at Fallingwater. |