Crowned Virgin 18th Century, 56 Cm, Sculpture In Gilded Wood With Gold Leaves

Sculpture in wood gilded with gold leaf, very beautiful expression for this sculpture, very neat draping and faces. good general condition French School
Period: 18th
Subject: Crowned Virgin and Child, Jesus only wore a crown of thorns.
It was in the 17th century that Count Alexander Sforza, to show his piety towards the Mother of God, sent, at his own expense, golden crowns to the most famous Virgins of his time.
Since 1631, the date of this initiative, more than 400 crowns have been distributed. A crown is a traditional symbolic form of headgear or hat worn by a monarch or deity, for whom the crown traditionally represents power, legitimacy, victory, triumph, honor and glory, as well as l immortality, righteousness and resurrection.
Dimensions: Height: 56 cm - Width: 25 cm - depth: 17 cm

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Sculpture visible at our gallery in L'Isle sur la Sorgue (France), on weekends.
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