Flemish late 17th century - A Flemish carved wood figure of the Virgin and Child, late 17th century - image-1

Lot 98 Dα

Flemish late 17th century - A Flemish carved wood figure of the Virgin and Child, late 17th century

Auction 1182 - overview Cologne
15.07.2021, 11:00 - The Exceptional Bernard De Leye Collection
Estimate: 15.000 € - 20.000 €
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Flemish late 17th century

A Flemish carved wood figure of the Virgin and Child, late 17th century

Wood, carved three-quarters in the round, the reverse flattened. This sculpture, designed for a frontal and slightly lowered viewpoint, depicts the Virgin Mary holding the nude, blessing Christ Child with Her left hand over Her hip. She stands on a globe with Her foot holding down the serpent from the Garden of Eden in the type of the Madonna Immaculata. The piece was designed to appear as if floating, with the globe supported by three angel's heads, and would have been hung against a wall.
Two of the Child's fingertips lost, otherwise in pristine condition. Height 73 cm.