Enthroned Virgin, ca. 1490–1500, Austrian, Limewood with gesso, paint and gilding, 31 5/8 x 23 1/4 x 9 1/4 in., 31lb. (80.3 x 59.1 x 23.5 cm, 14061.5g), Sculpture-Wood, Created in northern Austria along the Danube River, this sculpture is notable for the deep, lyrical carving of the drapery. The current appearance of much of the surface is due to a past restoration that removed layers of over-paint, exposing some areas of gesso and bole, the reddish soft clay used as a base for gold leaf
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Enthroned Virgin, ca, 1490–1500, Austrian, Limewood, gesso, paint, gilding, 31 5/8 x 23 1/4 9 1/4, 31lb, 80.3 59.1 23.5 cm, 14061.5g, Sculpture-Wood, Created, northern Austria, Danube River, sculpture, deep, lyrical carving, drapery, current appearance, surface, due, past restoration, removed layers, exposing, areas, bole, reddish soft clay, base, gold leaf
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