North East French, Aube or Metz, circa 1300-1320

There are losses to the head of Christ, both His hands, proper left foot and the Virgin's crown, proper right hand and the front edge of the base. There is abrasion to the surface, possibly due to placement outside. There are several further minor chips and scratches. Otherwise the condition of the statue is stable with wear and dirt to the surface consistent with age.
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The present type of Virgin and Child derives from the smiling curvilinear Gothic Madonnas carved in Paris and environs. The rounded face and more voluminous drapery of this well-proportioned statue characterise the figures from the region of Lorraine. In her survey of Lorraine stone sculpture of the 14th century, Schmoll illustrates several comparable Madonnas but particularly one in a niche on the south side of the Triforium in the choir of Langres Cathedral. (op.cit., no. 34)

RELATED LITERATURE
J.A. Schmoll, Die lothringische Skulptur des 14. Jahrhunderts, Petersberg, 2005, pp. 87-88, 189-191 and 232, nos. 34, 127 and 146