Madonna and Child

Walnut with original polychromy and gilding
Brussels, first half of the fifteenth century.

Dimensions :
34 cm high, 12 cm wide, 7 cm deep.

This sculpture depicts the crowned Madonna with Christ. Christ is holding the globe in his left hand, symbolizing his future role as savior.?Madonna's body is curved in a slight S-shape, characteristic for the early age of manufacture.