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A Spanish Romanesque polychrome wood group of the Madonna and Child first half 13th century
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 EUR
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Description
- height 47cm.
of the so called Sedes Sapientiae type, carved in three quarter relief, both figures intensely gazing forward, Her hands and feet of prominent size
Provenance
Formerly in the collection of Mr. Fentener van Vlissingen
Literature
RELATED LITERATURE
Pulchra: Centenari de la creació del Museu, ex. cat. Museu Diocesà de Lleida, 1993 pp. 118-121, nos. 179-186
Pulchra: Centenari de la creació del Museu, ex. cat. Museu Diocesà de Lleida, 1993 pp. 118-121, nos. 179-186
Catalogue Note
The present model belongs to a Spanish genre of iconic enthroned Virgin and Child groups dating from the 12th to the 14th Centuries, of which there are several examples in the Museu Diocesà de Lleida.
This impressive Romanesque group was sold to a previous collector with an alternative attribution, describing it as Auverne and dating from the 12th century.
This impressive Romanesque group was sold to a previous collector with an alternative attribution, describing it as Auverne and dating from the 12th century.