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Enthroned Virgin and Child

ca. 1210–20
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 304
Crowned as the Queen of Heaven, Mary is seated on a richly ornamented throne, while the infant Jesus holds an orb or apple and blesses. Mary also tramples a dragon in triumph—a visual reference to the Book of Genesis (3:15), in which God declares to the serpent, “I will put enmity between thee and the woman.” The fluid drapery style is a hallmark of northern sculpture about 1200.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Enthroned Virgin and Child
  • Date: ca. 1210–20
  • Geography: Made in Meuse Valley, France
  • Culture: North French
  • Medium: Oak with traces of polychromy
  • Dimensions: 48 1/2 in. × 20 1/4 in. × 19 in. (123.2 × 51.4 × 48.3 cm)
  • Classification: Sculpture-Wood
  • Credit Line: Bequest of George Blumenthal, 1941
  • Object Number: 41.190.283
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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