Oak sculpture of The Virgin & Child with Saint Anne. Brabant, circa 1500.

An oak sculpture of The Virgin & Child with Saint Anne. The Anna Selbdritt composition in which the Virgin is taught by her Mother Saint Anne was a popular subject in Northern Europe during the 14th-15th centuries. The subject gained popularity as it focuses on the humanity of Jesus in depicting the love of a mother & daughter as a comparison to the love of the Virgin to the human child of God.

Brabant, circa 1500.

Measures 80 cm high.

Ex collection of the late Sir Peter Moores CBE DL (1932-2016)