Christ Child with an Apple, ca. 1470–80, Made in Ulm, Germany, German, Willow with original paint and traces of gold, 14 15/16 x 7 1/2 x 4 3/4 in. (38 x 19.1 x 12.1 cm), Sculpture-Wood, Circle of Michel Erhart (German, Ulm, active 1464–1522), The engaging curly-haired Christ Child stands with welcoming open arms as he holds a red apple in his right hand. In the late Middle Ages, such images often were the focus of altar decoration at Christmas, and documents reveal that nuns frequently were given such sculptures by their families upon taking monastic vows
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Christ Child, Apple, ca, 1470–80, Ulm, Germany, German, Willow, original paint, traces, gold, 14 15/16 x 7 1/2 4 3/4, 38 19.1 12.1 cm, Sculpture-Wood, Circle of Michel Erhart, active, 1464–1522, engaging, curly-haired, Christ, Child, stands, welcoming open, arms, holds, red apple, right hand, late Middle, Ages, images, focus, altar decoration, Christmas, documents reveal, nuns frequently, given, sculptures, families upon, taking, monastic, vows
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