Maria Faydherbe

Selected Works

Crucifix

1625-50

An off-white carving shows a woman in a long, loose dress holding a very young child against her with one arm. She holds a length of cloth draped over her other arm, while the child appears to be holding a ball in one hand. Both gaze downward.

The Virgin and Child

1630–40
Maria Faydherbe, The Virgin and Child, 1630–40. Alabaster, 41 cm. Victoria and Albert Museum, A.31-2013
Victoria and Albert Museum

A medium brown-colored carving of a woman in a draping dress with a large crown on her veiled head, holding a nude infant with a halo who stands on a pedestal by her side. The child looks up at the woman, who gazes downward.

Figure of the Virgin and Child

1630–40
Maria Faydherbe, Figure of the Virgin and Child, 1630–40. Boxwood and silver-gilt, 16 cm. Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, WA2013.1.209
University of Oxford

Virgin and Child

n.d.

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