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Source Description
This rather austere wooden sculpture of the Virgin and Child is typical of the Romanesque style. In order to convey the idealized, heavenly nature of the subject, the artist gave the holy figures compact, self-contained bodies covered by clinging, linear drapery. The statue is carved in the round, allowing it to be used both as a stationary, devotional object in a church and as a portable image, carried in procession on religious feast days. The Virgin has a hollowed-out back, possibly to contain a relic. Statues such as this are called "Thrones of Wisdom," as the Virgin as the Mother of God served as a throne for Christ, the incarnation (embodiment) of Divine Wisdom.
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Document identity
localId
3972
label
Virgin and Child
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
3972
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Virgin and Child
description
This rather austere wooden sculpture of the Virgin and Child is typical of the Romanesque style. In order to convey the idealized, heavenly nature of the subject, the artist gave the holy figures compact, self-contained bodies covered by clinging, linear drapery. The statue is carved in the round, allowing it to be used both as a stationary, devotional object in a church and as a portable image, carried in procession on religious feast days. The Virgin has a hollowed-out back, possibly to contain a relic. Statues such as this are called "Thrones of Wisdom," as the Virgin as the Mother of God served as a throne for Christ, the incarnation (embodiment) of Divine Wisdom.
provenance
[At the Church of Précigné (Sarthe) from at least the 15th century until the early 20th century]; Curé Tessier, Sillé-le-Guillaume, until 1914; Henri Daguerre, Paris; Henry Walters, Baltimore, August 23, 1927, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1175-1225 (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Sculpture
sculpture (visual works)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
93.5
height
27
depth
29
dimensionsRaw
H: 36 13/16 x W: 10 5/8 x D: 11 7/16 in. (93.5 x 27 x 29 cm)
style
Romanesque
Source extras
cul
French
med
wood (walnut), paint
creator_ids
6229
collection_ids
MED
exhibition_ids
316
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
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