Enthroned Virgin with Nursing Child
Unknown
late 15th century · Wood, painted and gilded. · Medieval Art
As exemplar of motherhood the Virgin Mary is often depicted in late medieval images nursing the Infant Jesus. Her long golden locks of hair and youthful facial features epitomizing ideal beauty made such statuettes popular devotional objects.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- late 15th century
- Medium
- Wood, painted and gilded.
- Culture
- German
- Department
- Medieval Art
- Credit line
- Bequest of George Blumenthal, 1941
