Limestone Virgin and Child c.1640-1660
Stock No
3MNQ6
2021
- £5,500.00
- €6,646 Euro
- $6,954 US Dollar
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Item Description
Carved from limestone with remnants of original polychrome.
Mary is depicted swathed in a headscarf and cloak, deep drapes and folds of the gathered flowing robe falling to her feet.
The infant with his mass of curly hair and energetically portrayed baroque limbs, grasps Marys’ scarf and his loin is entangled in the cloth.
Mary has engaging eyes, both having wonderful realistic features and suggesting her date.
She stands on a square canted base in thonged sandals.
The slightly flattened Virgins head has three tiny holes which would once have secured a precious metal crown.
This elegantly detailed icon would have been originally commissioned and created for a smaller Chapel or Church, or used for private devotion.
See images for historical losses and repair.
Item Info
Seller
Seller Location
North Yorkshire, Yorkshire
Item Dimensions
H: 55cm W: 25cm D: 22cm
Period
17th Century
Item Location
United Kingdom
Seller Location
North Yorkshire, Yorkshire
Item Location
United Kingdom
Seller Contact No
+44(0)7771 962494
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