宝座上的圣母子

英国

On view at The Met Cloisters in Gallery 14

这件作品代表了英国象牙雕刻艺术的巅峰，从重要性来说，它与之前提及的修道院分馆所藏十二世纪的十字架并驾齐驱。尽管这件作品在风格上与大教堂雕塑相关，但这件小型人物肖像大约是这一时期随着圣母崇拜达到顶峰而出现的一种亲密风格肖像的典范。巴黎因制作这种象牙雕刻而闻名;只有一小部分出自英国人之手。工匠可能根据十二世纪著述《论诸艺》中的建议使用了胡桃油来加深象牙表面的颜色，但现在象牙所呈现的颜色也有可能是暴露在高温下的结果。圣婴像只有圣母左膝上的一部分存留至今。

Enthroned Virgin and Child, Elephant ivory, British

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Enthroned Virgin and Child, Elephant ivory, British
Enthroned Virgin and Child, Elephant ivory, British
Enthroned Virgin and Child, Elephant ivory, British
Enthroned Virgin and Child, Elephant ivory, British
Enthroned Virgin and Child, Elephant ivory, British
Enthroned Virgin and Child, Elephant ivory, British
Enthroned Virgin and Child, Elephant ivory, British
Enthroned Virgin and Child, Elephant ivory, British

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