Enthroned Virgin and Child in the Cloisters, Sept. 2007

Enthroned Virgin and Child
Maple with paint and gilding
Spain, Navarra, about 1280-1300

Accession # 53.67

This imposing sculpture, with much of its medieval surface decoration preserved, depicts the Virgin as the Throne of Holy Wisdom. The group was originally part of a tabernacle with movable wings that could be opened or closed according to the liturgical calendar. The painted panels displayed at the left once belonged to such an ensemble.

Text from the Cloisters label.