Enthroned Virgin and Child

ca. 1430

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 305

Combining qualities of sweetness and fragility, the popular theme of the “beautiful Madonna” was an appealing creation in central European art about 1400. This devotional statuette, carved in the later “soft style” of about 1420–40, may have adorned a domestic altar.

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Title: Enthroned Virgin and Child
Date: ca. 1430
Geography: Made in Middle Rhine Valley, Germany
Culture: German
Medium: Boxwood, polychromy and gilding
Dimensions: Overall: 13 1/4 x 5 3/4 x 5 1/8 in. (33.7 x 14.6 x 13 cm)
Classification: Sculpture-Wood
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frederic B. Pratt, 1944
Object Number: 44.85.3
Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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