Virgin and Child with Two Angels

This relief representing the Virgin and Child is made by Emile Monier ((1883-1970) in France in about 1935. The relief typifies Art Deco style in France and demonstrates the style's influence on twentieth-century religious imagery and the continued use of devotional objects in domestic settings. It may be compared with medieval devotional reliefs in ivory displayed nearby.

Plaquette · France · ca. 1935. Die-struck bronze. By Monier, Emile. Victoria and Albert Museum, London.