Romanesque Enthroned Virgin and Child c.1300
This incredibly early carved work depicts the Enthroned Virgin and Child or Sedes Sapientiae (âThrone of Wisdomâ). The association of the Blessed Virgin with glory and teaching was popularised in Catholic imagery from the mid 11th Century. Mary sits, enthroned, the Christ Child is swaddled in robes. The head of the Virgin is oblong with a high forehead, with no crown. Her robes and veil which retain much original polychrome are blue symbolic of the Heavenly sky, and Red as a reminder of the blood of Christ.
This incredibly early carved work depicts the Enthroned Virgin and Child or Sedes Sapientiae (âThrone of Wisdomâ). The association of the Blessed Virgin with glory and teaching was popularised in Catholic imagery from the mid 11th Century. Mary sits, enthroned, the Christ Child is swaddled in robes. The head of the Virgin is oblong with a high forehead, with no crown. Her robes and veil which retain much original polychrome are blue symbolic of the Heavenly sky, and Red as a reminder of the blood of Christ.
Description
This incredibly early carved work depicts the Enthroned Virgin and Child or Sedes Sapientiae (âThrone of Wisdomâ). The association of the Blessed Virgin with glory and teaching was popularised in Catholic imagery from the mid 11th Century. Mary sits, enthroned, the Christ Child is swaddled in robes. The head of the Virgin is oblong with a high forehead, with no crown. Her robes and veil which retain much original polychrome are blue symbolic of the Heavenly sky, and Red as a reminder of the blood of Christ.
