Schnitzfigur einer thronenden Madonna mit Kind Height: 84 cm. South German/Austria, around 1520. Painted in color and partially gilded. Mary in a calm, balanced seated posture, the child, on the other hand, moving, with her upper body facing forward towards the viewer, which means that the figure is designed for a higher position. The left hand rests on the gilded sphere held by the mother. Mary's cloak, painted blue on the outside and red on the inside, drapes smoothly over her knees, forming straight folds at the sides and a few crumpled folds at the bottom. The crown is separately carved and gilded. (1401577) (11) Carved figure of an enthroned Madonna with child Height: 84 cm. South German/Austria, around 1520.

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