Object Name
Artist/Maker
Object Type
Date
1490-1530
Medium
boxwood with partial polychromy on outside
Credit Line
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Austria
Object Number
KK-4195
Location
Not currently on display
Institution/Owner
External Link
Dimensions
Overall Open (diameter): 44mm (4.4 cm)
Description
Upper scene: St. Christopher carries the Christ child; Lower scene: Virgin and Child sit between saints Anne and Joachim
Signature, Inscriptions, and Markings
Inscription
Carved Latin inscriptions:
SANCTE CHRISTOFORE MARTIR DEI ORA PRO NOBIS [inner upper]
AVE RADIX SANCTA EX QVA MVNDO LVX EST ORTA [inner lower; source: Office of the Virgin]
SANCTE CHRISTOFORE MARTIR DEI ORA PRO NOBIS [inner upper]
AVE RADIX SANCTA EX QVA MVNDO LVX EST ORTA [inner lower; source: Office of the Virgin]
Catalogue Raisonné
Romanelli 50
Provenance
Previous Owner(s)
Unsorted