The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 19, 2025

The Christ Child Holding a Pomegranate

c. 1510

South Germany, 16th century

painted wood
Overall: 22.3 x 8.3 x 7.7 cm (8 3/4 x 3 1/4 x 3 1/16 in.)
Gift of Emma G. Brassington, in memory of Mary B. S. Pollock 1942.846
Location: Not on view
  • formerly in Gumprecht Collection
    Collection of Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Castle Sigmaringen (Württemberg, Germany)
    Emma G. Brassington, by gift to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1942.
  • Verdier, Philippe. “Il Putto Ignoto: A Marble Statuette of Christ in Quest of a Father.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 70, no. 7 (September 1983): 303–311. Mentioned and reproduced: p. 309-310, fig. 11 www.jstor.org
  • When Angels Bent Near the Earth to Touch Their Harps of Gold: The Christmas Story. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 1, 1981-January 17, 1982).
    Exhibition of the Month: A Christmas Story - A Picture Sequence. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 1-31, 1943).
  • {{cite web|title=The Christ Child Holding a Pomegranate|url=false|author=|year=c. 1510|access-date=19 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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