{"id":7442,"date":"2022-05-05T13:42:16","date_gmt":"2022-05-05T11:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gabrielle-laroche.com\/?post_type=product&p=7442"},"modified":"2025-10-28T16:15:05","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T15:15:05","slug":"important-virgin-and-child-in-majesty","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.gabrielle-laroche.com\/en\/product\/important-virgin-and-child-in-majesty\/","title":{"rendered":"IMPORTANT VIRGIN AND CHILD IN MAJESTY"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This Virgin and Child in Majesty sits on a throne bench, the bust straight. Mary supports with her left hand the Child Jesus. She wears a bronze-coloured dress with a thin green belt and a cloak on her narrow shoulders. The drapery is supple and natural, following the figure of the body.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

She wears a short veil on her blond hair and her face\u2019s features are delicate and regular. The nose is long and straight, the eyes are almond-shaped and a cleft-chin appears under the small lips.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Child Jesus is held on her left fore-arm. He wears a long tunic with round collar. In the folds of the fabric we can see his small feet. He holds in his hands a round object, probably an orb.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The face of Christ shows obvious resemblance with his mother\u2019s. He slightly smiles.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The 13th century is a period of artistic transition. Statuary retains formulas that have appeared in the previous eras while mixing up with new conceptual and plastic characteristics.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Here it can be seen in the hieratic and frontal position of Mary and in the off-centered position of Jesus, seated on her left knee. Although the Virgin seems perfectly still, her son is instead depicted in a more animated way thanks to his hand gestures. The left hand holds the orb while from his right hand he was operating a gesture of benediction towards the devotees as we can guess from the raised arm.\u00a0 Both faces are enlivened with a discreet smile.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The impassivity of the Virgin is not without echoing 12th century Virgin and Child sculpted groups in which she acts as a throne for her divine child. She presents him on her knees in a display of majesty.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The influence of those Sedes Sapientiae<\/i> from previous centuries appear to be particularly strong in this work.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The characteristics identified on his Virgin and Child originating from Germany or Eastern France –\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

the supple drapery, the almond-shaped eyes and the straight nose – indicate it was sculpted during the second half of the 13th century.<\/p>\n

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IMPORTANT VIRGIN AND CHILD IN MAJESTY<\/b><\/p>\n

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ORIGIN: GERMANY or EASTERN FRANCE
\nPERIOD: SECONDE HALF OF THE 13th CENTURY<\/p>\n

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Height: 104,5 cm<\/p>\n

Length: 36,5 cm<\/p>\n

Depth: 33 cm<\/p>\n

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Oak wood<\/p>\n

Good traces of polychromy<\/p>\n

Hollowed back<\/p>\n

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