SALES ARCHIVE

AN EXTREMELY RARE AND BEAUTIFUL ROMANESQUE SCULPTURE OF THE VIRGIN MARY. NORTHERN SPAIN. CIRCA 1220.

THIS BEAUTIFUL SCULPTURE RETAINS ALMOST ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL POLYCHROME DECORATION. TYPICAL OF ROMANESQUE SCULPTURE OF THE 12TH AND 13TH CENTURY ARE ITS LONG AND SLENDER PROPORTIONS. HER HEAD IS SLIGHTLY TURNED TO THE LEFT AND COVERED WITH HER VEIL, SHE IS CLAD IN A LONG GOWN WITH HER RIGHT HAND OVER HER LEFT. A VERY MOVING SCULPTURE.

PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION.

STOCK NO 1860.


Dimensions:
Height: 18 inches (45.7 cms)

SOLD

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