Madonna and Child on crescent moon, 17th-18th century
Unknown artist, Indiaexpand_more
Ivory, woodexpand_more
Gift of Shelly Errington from the collection of her brother, Trois E. Johnson, M.D., and given in his memoryexpand_more 2019.10.3
Not on Viewexpand_more
The province of Goa in western India was under Portuguese control from 1512–1961, forming a nexus in trading routes that circumnavigated the earth. Goan craftsman were renowned for their supple modeling of ivory (likely exported from Mozambique) into Christian icons, which feed the appetite for luxury products in Europe, as well as furthered evangelical missions throughout Asia and the Americas. Within the genre of Indo-Portuguese ivories, popular subjects include ‘Christ as the Good Shepard’ (the image of Christ as child would have related to similar bronze statuettes of the God Krishna) and the ‘Virgin of the Immaculate Conception,’ which shows Mary atop a crescent moon, both of which remain ever-present icons in South Asia’s diverse religious landscape.
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- Madonna and Child on crescent moon
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- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2019.10.3
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