Polychrome Earthenware Virgin and Child, 18th Century

Description

Earthenware polychrome statue representing the Virgin Mary at the front wearing a crown, bringing his left arm the Child Jesus. … more Earthenware polychrome statue representing the Virgin Mary at the front wearing a crown, bringing his left arm the Child Jesus.
People Purpose of Religious Art the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the "Virgin birth" had an important role for women in labor, when the "work" of childbirth began: the crown then allowed to host a candle inside could also contain holy water.
This statue has a colorful and Earthenware. The Sky blue drape face enveloping the two characters, while the Yellow the dress of the Madonna is punctuated patterns Hermine, suggesting Breton origin of this artifact.
Evidence of the importance of the Catholic religion in the daily lives of our ancestors, this gave birth Virgin full of history will make a unique gift for an expectant mother, or satisfy any amateur of Sacred Art.

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Period: XVIII

Very good condition, some minor chips on the perimeter of the crown and on the back, see photos. less