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Madonna col Bambino in trono

ca. 1300
Not on view
Questa scultura, superbo esemplare dell’arte dell’intaglio dell’avorio in Inghilterra, rivaleggia per importanza con la croce. Sebbene nello stile si colleghi alle statue eseguite per le cattedrali, questa figura di dimensioni ridotte è un’immagine intima caratteristica di questo periodo in cui il culto della Madonna era all’apice. Mentre Parigi era famosa per questo tipo di sculture in avorio, solo un numero esiguo si può considerare di provenienza inglese. Forse fu utilizzato olio di noce per scurirne la superficie — come consigliava il trattato del XII secolo De diversis artibus (Sulle Arti diverse) — oppure la colorazione dell’avorio potrebbe essere la conseguenza dell’ esposizione ad un calore eccessivo. Rimane solo una parte della figura di Gesù Bambino, accanto al ginocchio sinistro della madre.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titolo: Madonna col Bambino in trono
  • Data: ca. 1300
  • Area geografica: Probabilmente Londra
  • Cultura: Inglese
  • Materiale e tecnica: Avorio d'elefante
  • Dimensioni: 27,3 x 13,5 x 9,6 cm
  • Crediti: The Cloisters Collection, 1979
  • Numero d'inventario: 1979.402
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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