Limestone Virgin & Child Carving c.1640-1660 garden sculpture Circa Mid-20th Century

Circa Mid-20th Century

Original painting by Chloë Holt RCA FRSA

Statue height 118 cm

of less of a decade

Nicolas Landau was one of the greatest antique dealers of the 20th Century

Limestone Virgin & Child Carving c.1640-1660 garden sculpture Circa Mid-20th CenturyA sublime intricate carving of the Virgin & Child c. 1640 1660. Carved from limestone with remnants of original polychrome. Mary is depicted swathed in a headscarf and cloak, deep drapes and folds of the gathered flowing robe falling to her feet. The infant with his mass of curly hair and energetically portrayed baroque limbs, grasps Marys scarf and his loin is entangled in the cloth. Mary has engaging eyes, both having wonderful realistic features