Madonna and Child (Saint-Genès-de-Lombaud)

Madonna and Child in Saint-Genès-de-Lombaud

The sculpture Madonna and Child in the St-Genès church in Saint-Genès-de-Lombaud , a French commune in the Gironde department of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region , was created in the 13th century. In 1908, the Gothic sculpture was added to the list of listed objects ( Base Palissy ) in France as Monument historique .

The approximately one meter high sculpture made of walnut wood depicts the seated Mary with a crown on her head. The baby Jesus sits on her left knee . Old photos show that in the 19th and 20th In the 19th century, there were even more recent decorations on the sculpture (see individual records) that were removed during a restoration.

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Gironde. Flohic Éditions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-125-2 , p. 671.

Web links

Commons : Madonna and Child (Saint-Genès-de-Lombaud)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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

Coordinates: 44 ° 45 ′ 2.8 ″  N , 0 ° 22 ′ 17.9 ″  W.