VIRGIN AND INFANT

VIRGIN AND INFANT

258mm / 175mm

The representation of the Virgin Mary is of Western influence.
Inscribed in the upper band: The Holy Mother of God.
A quotation from the Gospel adorns the headband held by Infant Jesus.
Bottom signature: Amatouni.
On the back, a handwritten inscription:
I gifted to Prince Ohannes Amatouni, 1828 March 5. Illegible signature.
Followed by:
Gifted in memory of Princess Gayané who died in Paris on 21 February 1911. Signed Prince Amatouni.