Enthroned Virgin and Child

Unknown

ca. 1430 · Boxwood, polychromy and gilding · Medieval Art

Combining qualities of sweetness and fragility, the popular theme of the “beautiful Madonna” was an appealing creation in central European art about 1400. This devotional statuette, carved in the later “soft style” of about 1420–40, may have adorned a domestic altar.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1430

Medium

Boxwood, polychromy and gilding

Culture

German

Department

Medieval Art

Credit line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frederic B. Pratt, 1944