A Virgem e o Menino

Attributed to Claus de Werve Netherlandish

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 305

Acredita-se que esta obra foi encomendada por João Sem Medo, duque de Borgonha (D. 1419) e sua esposa Margaret da Baviera (D. 1424), para o convento da Ordem de Santa Clara fundado por eles em Poligny. O Menino Jesus, com cabelo encaracolado, sentado no colo da Virgem, olha para sua mãe, que segura um livro. Esta terna cena também simboliza um complexo programa teológico, enunciado na inscrição latina (no banco) do livro bíblico de Eclesiastes, enaltecendo a sabedoria: DESDE O PRINCÍPIO E ANTES DO MUNDO, FUI CRIADA. . . (24:14). No século XIII, a igreja católica considerava que este texto se referia a Maria.

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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