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La Virgen y el Niño

Attributed to Claus de Werve Netherlandish
ca. 1415–17
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 305
Se cree que Juan Sin Miedo, Duque de Borgoña (m. 1419), o su mujer Margarita de Baviera (m. 1424), encargaron esta obra maestra para el convento de monjas clarisas fundado por ellos en Poligny. El Niño Jesús de cabello rizado, sentado en el regazo de la Virgen, mira a su madre, que sostiene un libro. Esta tierna escena también simboliza un complejo programa teológico, enunciado en la inscripción latina (en el banco) del libro bíblico Eclesiástico, ensalzando la sabiduría: DESDE EL PRINCIPIO, Y ANTES DE LOS SIGLOS, FUI CREADA. . . (24:14). En el siglo XIII, la Iglesia Católica consideraba que este texto se refería a María.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: La Virgen y el Niño
  • Artista: Claus de Werve, francés, activo 1396–1439
  • Fecha: ca. 1415–1417
  • Geografía: Francia, procedente del convento franciscano de clarisas, Poligny, Borgoña
  • Material: Piedra caliza con pintura y dorado originales
  • Dimensiones: 135,5 x 104,5 x 68,6 cm
  • Crédito: Fondo Rogers, 1933
  • Número de inventario: 33.23
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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