Enthroned Virgin and Child

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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AMICO~1~1

The AMICA Library

Collection

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AMICA ID:

MMA_.47.101.15

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MMA_.47.101.15

AMICA ID

false

AMICA Library Year:

2000

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2000

AMICA Library Year

false

Object Type:

Sculpture

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Sculpture

Object Type

false

Creator Nationality:

European; French

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European; French

Creator Nationality

false

Creator Name-CRT:

French

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French

Creator Name-CRT

false

Title:

Enthroned Virgin and Child

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Enthroned Virgin and Child

Title

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View:

Full View

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Full View

View

false

Creation Date:

1130-1140

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1130-1140

Creation Date

false

Creation Start Date:

1130

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1130

Creation Start Date

false

Creation End Date:

1140

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1140

Creation End Date

false

Materials and Techniques:

Birch, polychromy

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Birch, polychromy

Materials and Techniques

false

Classification Term:

Sculpture-Wood

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Sculpture-Wood

Classification Term

false

Dimensions:

H. 40 1/2 in. (102.9 cm)

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H. 40 1/2 in. (102.9 cm)

Dimensions

false

AMICA Contributor:

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

AMICA Contributor

false

Owner Location:

New York, New York, USA

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New York, New York, USA

Owner Location

false

ID Number:

47.101.15

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47.101.15

ID Number

false

Credit Line:

The Cloisters Collection, 1947

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The Cloisters Collection, 1947

Credit Line

false

Rights:

http://www.metmuseum.org/

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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/</a>

Rights

false

Context:

The imposing Virgin and Child represents an iconographic type known as the Throne of Wisdom. The abstract linear character of the carving, the upward swirl of the drapery, and the heavy-lidded face relate this piece to the sculptures of the Cathedral of Saint-Lazare at Autun. The altar is probably a composite of several different contemporary elements. The ciborium, or altar tabernacle, is almost identical to one in the Church of Sant'Andrea at Fiume made by Nicolaus Ranucius. From this structure, also called a baldacchino, hung a receptacle that held wafers consecrated during the Mass as the Body of Christ. The candlesticks are modern reproductions.

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<P>The imposing Virgin and Child represents an iconographic type known as the Throne of Wisdom. The abstract linear character of the carving, the upward swirl of the drapery, and the heavy-lidded face relate this piece to the sculptures of the Cathedral of Saint-Lazare at Autun. The altar is probably a composite of several different contemporary elements. The ciborium, or altar tabernacle, is almost identical to one in the Church of Sant'Andrea at Fiume made by Nicolaus Ranucius. From this structure, also called a baldacchino, hung a receptacle that held wafers consecrated during the Mass as the Body of Christ. The candlesticks are modern reproductions.</P>

Context

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