Virgin and Child, ca. 1415–17, Made in Poligny, Burgundy, French, Limestone with paint and gilding, Overall: 53 3/8 x 41 1/8 x 27 in. (135.5 x 104.5 x 68.6 cm), Sculpture-Stone, Attributed to Claus de Werve (Netherlandish, active in France, ca. 1380–1439, active Burgundy, 1396–ca. 1439), This monumental yet intimate image of the Virgin and Child was probably a gift of John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy (d. 1419), or his wife, Margaret of Bavaria (d. 1424), to the convent they founded dedicated to the Franciscan order of Poor Clares at Poligny
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Virgin, Child, ca, 1415–17, Poligny, Burgundy, French, Limestone, paint, gilding, Overall, 53 3/8 x 41 1/8 27, 135.5 104.5 68.6 cm, Sculpture-Stone, Attributed to Claus de Werve, Netherlandish, active in France, ca., 1380–1439, Burgundy, 1396–ca., 1439, monumental, yet, intimate, image, gift, John, Fearless, Duke, d, 1419, wife, Margaret, Bavaria, 1424, convent, founded dedicated, Franciscan order, Poor Clares
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