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Newly acquired reliquary bust (Maria lactans), Ulm, around 1520, lime wood, height 23 cm, width 19.5 cm, depth 13 cm, Sculpture Collection, Inv. M 313 (property of the Kaiser Friedrich Museum Association) (Detail)
Newly acquired reliquary bust (Maria lactans), Ulm, around 1520, lime wood, height 23 cm, width 19.5 cm, depth 13 cm, Sculpture Collection, Inv. M 313 (property of the Kaiser Friedrich Museum Association) (Detail) © Staatliche Museen zu Belin, Skulpturensammlung / Charlen Christoph

Museumsinsel Berlin, Bode-Museum | Back in Berlin. A bust of Mary and the Benoit Oppenheim Collection | 27.11.2025 - 5.5.2026

27.11.2025

The bust of a Maria lactans (nursing Madonna) from the 16th century, recently acquired for the Skulpturensammlung, is the centerpiece of the cabinet exhibition. The bust is one of the most delicate and sophisticated Upper Swabian sculptures from the late Middle Ages. It formerly belonged to the Oppenheim Collection. The exhibition presents it together with other works from this collection, which are now in the Bode-Museum.

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27.11.2025 to 03.05.2026

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