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| Keywords: Sri Lankan - Virgin of the Immaculate Conception - Walters 71341.jpg The Virgin's mantle falls in the elegant linear folds of Indian sculpture The native style and facial features are smoothly adapted to the Christian apocalyptic iconography of the Virgin who is represented standing on a crescent moon With little reference to the body beneath the robes her physical energy is directed into the peace and serenity of prayer Native and European vocabularies are in dialogue Christianity came with the Portuguese in 1505 Known to Europeans in the 17th century as Ceylon the island became officially known as Sri Lanka in 1972 ca 1690 1710 carved ivory with gilt and polychromy cm 25 7 accession number 71 341 8751 Don Marcello Massarenti Collection Rome 1897 catalogue vol II no 478 as a Florentine work of the 15th century Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection 1902 place of origin Ceylon in present-day Sri Lanka Walters Art Museum license Art of India in the Walters Art Museum Baroque sculpture in the Walters Art Museum Statues in Sri Lanka Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
