Throne of Wisdom
Date:
c. 1250
Medium:
Polychromed wood
Dimensions:
20 inches × 62 1/2 inches × 21 1/4 inches (50.8 × 158.75 × 53.98 cm)
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Edsel B. Ford
Object number:
30.383
A frontally posed, seated Madonna, wearing a long gown and a mantle, holds the seated Christ Child on her lap. His right hand is lifted in a gesture of benediction, and his left hand is held outward, palm upward. The Madonna supports the child's right elbow with her right hand, and her left hand is placed at his side.
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