Seated Virgin and Child
The elegant drapery folds, pitched knees, and engaging expression of this Virgin are characteristic of the Gothic Style of fourteenth-century France. The Virgin is represented as an idealized court lady, with a high waist, a high forehead, and delicate features; the Christ Child is depicted as a chubby-cheeked, playful infant. This sculpture is said, without confirmation, to come from the Royal Abbey of Saint-Denis, north of Paris.
Artwork Details
- Title: Seated Virgin and Child
- Date: ca. 1300–1350
- Geography: Made in Ile-de-France, France
- Culture: French
- Medium: Walnut with paint and gilding
- Dimensions: 48 × 20 1/2 × 14 1/4 in. (121.9 × 52.1 × 36.2 cm)
- Classification: Sculpture-Wood
- Credit Line: The Cloisters Collection, 1925
- Object Number: 25.120.290
- Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters
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