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Vierge à l'Enfant

Attributed to Claus de Werve Netherlandish
ca. 1415–17
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 305
C’est probablement Jean sans Peur, duc de Bourgogne (mort en 1419), ou Marguerite de Bavière, sa femme (morte en 1424), qui fit exécuter ce chef-d’œuvre pour le couvent de l’ordre des Pauvres Dames, qu’ils avaient fondé à Poligny. L’Enfant-Jésus aux cheveux bouclés regarde sa mère, qui tient aussi un livre. Cette scène d’une grande tendresse illustre en outre un thème théologique complexe, que rappelle l’inscription latine peinte sur le banc et tirée du livre de l’Ecclésiastique, qui exalte la sagesse : « Avant les siècles, dès le commencement, il m’a créée, éternellement je subsisterai. » (24,14 ). Au XIIIe siècle, l’Église catholique a vu dans ce verset une référence à Marie.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titre: Vierge à l'Enfant
  • Artiste: Claus de Werve, Français, actif 1396–1439
  • Date: v. 1415–1417
  • Aire géographique: Couvent franciscain de l'ordre des Clarisses, Poligny, Bourgogne
  • Culture: Français
  • Technique: Pierre calcaire, peinture et dorure originales
  • Dimensions: 135,5 x 104,5 x 68,6 cm
  • Crédits: Fonds Rogers, 1933
  • Accession Number: 33.23
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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