Description
Carved oak Virgin and Child, hollowed back. Seated, the Virgin holds the swaddled Child in front of her with both hands; her face framed by a wimple and veil, she is dressed in a dress and mantle resting on her shoulders, with a flap reaching to the front of her knees. First half of the 15th century H. 112 cm (slight damage and erosion in areas that were previously worm-eaten) The iconography of the Virgin carrying a swaddled Child is relatively rare in medieval statuary compared to pictorial art. The most famous example is the Bulliot Virgin, attributed to Claus de Werve, in the Rolin Museum in Autun (inv. M.L. 558, fig.). This oak Virgin is an even more interesting example; probably produced in a workshop far from a major scholarly center, it shows a more familiar image of Mary, which would have been more appealing to the faithful attending the rural church in western France where it would have been found.
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Carved oak Virgin and Child, hollowed back. Seated, the Virgin holds the swaddled Child in front of her with both hands; her face framed by a wimple and veil, she is dressed in a dress and mantle resting on her shoulders, with a flap reaching to the front of her knees. First half of the 15th century H. 112 cm (slight damage and erosion in areas that were previously worm-eaten) The iconography of the Virgin carrying a swaddled Child is relatively rare in medieval statuary compared to pictorial art. The most famous example is the Bulliot Virgin, attributed to Claus de Werve, in the Rolin Museum in Autun (inv. M.L. 558, fig.). This oak Virgin is an even more interesting example; probably produced in a workshop far from a major scholarly center, it shows a more familiar image of Mary, which would have been more appealing to the faithful attending the rural church in western France where it would have been found.
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