Virgin crowned with the child Jesus, polychrome, 16th century
Virgin crowned with the child Jesus, polychrome, 16th century
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This beautiful crowned virgin with a pine cone carries the infant Jesus in her arms.
All in polychrome, blue and red, colours associated with the Virgin
Further information
| Dimensions | 21 × 14 × 1100 cm |
|---|---|
| Width | 21 cm |
| Height | 110 cm |
| Depth | 14 cm |
The stature of our Virgin is noble, very hieratic.
With her left arm she holds the infant Jesus and her right hand, outstretched, awaits the pine cone offered by her son.
The baby Jesus is most often depicted holding a globe, occasionally a bird and flowers, more rarely a pine cone.
However, the latter is present in many religions, and in many Christian stories and legends.
In the Vendée, the pine cone is said to be associated with the marks of the fingers of the Virgin, and in Sicily with those of Jesus.
The pine cone symbolises the immortality of vegetative and animal life, the exaltation of vital power and the glorification of fertility.
In certain Calvary scenes, where it adorns the ends of the arms of the cross, it represents the "eternal return" of life, rebirth.
