Virgin and Child; 1345; South Netherlandish; Marble with traces of gilding; Overall: 45 3/4 x 16 x 8 7/8 in. (116.2 x 40.6 x 22.5 cm); Sculpture-Stone; In 1345 the Beguines (a religious order of lay women) of Saint Catherine at Diest paid two pounds for this sculpture; which originally stood on the high altar of the church. A copy remains there today