Probably Burgundy late 14th century - A carved wood figure of the Madonna enthroned, presumably Burgundy, late 14th century
Probably Burgundy late 14th century
A carved wood figure of the Madonna enthroned, presumably Burgundy, late 14th century
Carved three-quarters in the round, the reverse flattened and hollowed out. With partially overpainted older polychromy. A depiction of the Virgin seated on a throne, supporting the standing Christ Child on Her left leg and holding a lily frond Her right hand, designed for a frontal and slightly lowered viewpoint. The Child is shown clothed and holding up His right hand in a blessing gesture, in His left hand He holds a globe.
Wear with losses to the Virgin's crown. Height 76 cm.
Provenance
Acquired from Galerie Gebhardt, Munich in 1980. Subsequently in a Rhenish private collection.
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Probably Burgundy late 14th century
A carved wood figure of the Madonna enthroned, presumably Burgundy, late 14th century
Carved three-quarters in the round, the reverse flattened and hollowed out. With partially overpainted older polychromy. A depiction of the Virgin seated on a throne, supporting the standing Christ Child on Her left leg and holding a lily frond Her right hand, designed for a frontal and slightly lowered viewpoint. The Child is shown clothed and holding up His right hand in a blessing gesture, in His left hand He holds a globe.
Wear with losses to the Virgin's crown. Height 76 cm.
Provenance
Acquired from Galerie Gebhardt, Munich in 1980. Subsequently in a Rhenish private collection.
