Madonna and Child (Cussac-Fort-Médoc)

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Madonna and Child in Cussac-Fort-Médoc

The sculpture Madonna and Child in the St-Symphorien Church in Cussac-Fort-Médoc , a French commune in the Gironde department of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region , was created in the 15th century. In 1979 the Gothic sculpture , which was originally located in the Lanessan Castle, was added to the list of listed objects ( Base Palissy ) in France as Monument historique .

The stone sculpture is 1.10 meters high. The baby Jesus is sitting on Mary's right arm , who has a crown on her head, and is holding her feet with her left hand. Maria breastfeeds the child with her right breast.

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Gironde. Flohic Éditions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-125-2 , p. 541.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Vierge à l'Enfant in the Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)

Coordinates: 45 ° 6 ′ 44.6 "  N , 0 ° 43 ′ 48"  W.