Virgin and Child in carved and lacquered limewood. France circa 1500. 

Virgin and Child in carved and lacquered limewood. France circa 1500.

Virgin and Child in carved and lacquered limewood. Dressed in a large mantle with broken folds, she holds in both hands the Child lying half naked. The serenity of her face, with a slight smile, expresses a maternal sweetness characteristic of virgins and child of the late Middle Ages.

France circa 1500.

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