From the workshop of Niklaus WECKMANN (active 1481–1526), So

From the workshop of Niklaus WECKMANN (active 1481–1526), Southern Germany, ca. 1500 Virgin and Child Carved softwood relief, polychromed and gilded. Standing on a crescent moon, Mary presents her naked Son on her left side with both hands. She is dressed in a gown and a cloak, one panel of which falls over the front in broken folds, and is surrounded by a radiant mandorla. Under a glass display case. Dimensions of the group: H 26 x W 10 x D 7 cm Damage and Restorations This Virgin and Child refers to a motif frequently repeated in works from the workshop of Weckmann (active in Ulm from 1481 to 1526): Mary holds the Infant Jesus with both hands; he faces the viewer, reclining slightly, his body supporting the raised edge of his mother’s cloak. Reference work: GUILLOT de SUDUIRAUT, Sophie: Devotion and Seduction: Swabian Sculptures in French Museums, c. 1460–1530, Paris, 2015, cat. 16, p. 200. Appraisal by Mr. Benoit Bertrand