16th C Wall-mounted Swabian statue of the Virgin and Child. 

16th C Wall-mounted Swabian statue of the Virgin and Child.

Wall-mounted statue of the Virgin and Child. Limewood sculpture executed with all the expertise of Swabian workshops: sophistication of folds, expressions of faces, attention to detail (the crown, the long hair, the scepter).

The Virgin Mary tramples underfoot the crescent moon and the snake, symbolizing her immaculate conception.

16th century.

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