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MAIDEN AND CHILD in Majesty, known as *Sedes Sapientiae*, ca…
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MAIDEN AND CHILD in Majesty, known as *Sedes Sapientiae*, ca…
See original version (French)
Estimate €1,500 - €2,000
Voluntary lot
Description
MAIDEN AND CHILD in Majesty, known as *Sedes Sapientiae*, carved in the round from limestone, with traces of polychromy. Seated, the crowned Virgin holds the Child on her lap, enveloping him with her hands (now missing) in a protective gesture; the Child, also crowned, gives a blessing with his right hand.
Spain, Catalonia, second half of the 12th century
H. 36 cm
(some damage and weathering)
On a red velvet backing, with a fixing hook on the reverse.
This sculpture bears a resemblance to the Virgin of Montserrat, regarded as the patroness of Catalonia, with whom it shares several stylistic details such as the crown with rounded notches, the veil covering the upper shoulders with tubular pleats, and the V-necklines of the tunics.
Source consulted: R. Laurentin and R. Oursel, *Romanesque Madonnas: Seated Madonnas*, Zodiaque, 1988, pp. 41–43
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