In this artwork, how is the Unsigned sculpture discussed?
Depictions of Christ Child with his mother and grandmother were popular in the late Middle Ages. The scene frequently shows Mary and Christ reading. In the unsigned sculpture in the Bonnefantenmuseum, the child is shown grasping a bowl of porridge. Due to the relatively small size and the emphasis on domesticity, it has been suggested that the sculpture had been commissioned for a home rather than a church. The Bonnefantenmuseum acquired it in 1993 from the parish church of Saint Martin in Eijsden, close to Maastricht.The sculpture is dated 1500 but unsigned. According to Van Steffeswert expert Peter te Poel it bears all the characteristics of the Maastricht master sculptor. In 2016, the sculpture was selected as one of the ten most influential artworks from the Netherlands in the project Europeana 280.
Bonnefantenmuseum porridge Maastricht Christ Child with his mother and grandmother Europeana Eijsden