Enthroned Virgin with Nursing Child

German

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As exemplar of motherhood the Virgin Mary is often depicted in late medieval images nursing the Infant Jesus. Her long golden locks of hair and youthful facial features epitomizing ideal beauty made such statuettes popular devotional objects.

Enthroned Virgin with Nursing Child, Wood, painted and gilded., German

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Enthroned Virgin with Nursing Child, Wood, painted and gilded., German
Enthroned Virgin with Nursing Child, Wood, painted and gilded., German
Enthroned Virgin with Nursing Child, Wood, painted and gilded., German
Enthroned Virgin with Nursing Child, Wood, painted and gilded., German
Enthroned Virgin with Nursing Child, Wood, painted and gilded., German
Enthroned Virgin with Nursing Child, Wood, painted and gilded., German
Enthroned Virgin with Nursing Child, Wood, painted and gilded., German
Enthroned Virgin with Nursing Child, Wood, painted and gilded., German

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