SALES ARCHIVE

A TRULY STUNNING LATE 15TH CENTURY MOSAN CARVED AND POLYCHROMED FIGURE GROUP OF ANNA SELBDRITT.CIRCA 1490 .

THIS BEAUTIFULL CARVING DEPICTS SAINT ANNE SEATED ON AN X FRAMED CHAIR, ON HER KNEE THE INFANT JESUS AND TO HER LEFT STANDS THE CROWNED VIRGIN MARY, RETAINING A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF ITS ORIGINAL POLYCHROME, " A TRULY AMAZING EXAMPLE OF LATE MEDIEVAL SCULPTURE FROM THIS REGION FAMOUS FOR ITS MEDIEVAL ART.

Mosan art is a regional style of art from the valley of the Meuse in present-day Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany. Although the term applies to art from this region from all periods, it generally refers to Romanesque art, with Mosan Romanesque architecture, stone carving, metalwork, enamelling and manuscript illumination reaching a high level of development during the 11th, 12th and 13th century.

26.5" high x 12.5" wide.

STOCK NO 1190.


Dimensions:
Height: 26.5 inches (67.3 cms)
Width: 12.5 inches (31.8 cms)

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