La Virgen y el Niño

Attributed to Claus de Werve Netherlandish

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.

Virgin and Child, Attributed to Claus de Werve (Netherlandish, active in France, ca. 1380–1439, active Burgundy, 1396–ca. 1439), Limestone with paint and gilding, French

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Virgin and Child, Attributed to Claus de Werve (Netherlandish, active in France, ca. 1380–1439, active Burgundy, 1396–ca. 1439), Limestone with paint and gilding, French
Virgin and Child, Attributed to Claus de Werve (Netherlandish, active in France, ca. 1380–1439, active Burgundy, 1396–ca. 1439), Limestone with paint and gilding, French
Virgin and Child, Attributed to Claus de Werve (Netherlandish, active in France, ca. 1380–1439, active Burgundy, 1396–ca. 1439), Limestone with paint and gilding, French
Virgin and Child, Attributed to Claus de Werve (Netherlandish, active in France, ca. 1380–1439, active Burgundy, 1396–ca. 1439), Limestone with paint and gilding, French
Virgin and Child, Attributed to Claus de Werve (Netherlandish, active in France, ca. 1380–1439, active Burgundy, 1396–ca. 1439), Limestone with paint and gilding, French
Virgin and Child, Attributed to Claus de Werve (Netherlandish, active in France, ca. 1380–1439, active Burgundy, 1396–ca. 1439), Limestone with paint and gilding, French
Virgin and Child, Attributed to Claus de Werve (Netherlandish, active in France, ca. 1380–1439, active Burgundy, 1396–ca. 1439), Limestone with paint and gilding, French

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