Madonna and Child (Samonac)

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Madonna and Child in Samonac

The sculpture Madonna and Child in the Church of St-Martin in Samonac , a French commune in the Gironde department of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region , was created in the 19th century. In 1980 the sculpture was added to the list of listed objects ( Base Palissy ) in France as Monument historique .

The wooden sculpture is gilded, it stands on the reredos of the Marian altar. Mary , depicted with a crown, carries the baby Jesus , also with a crown, on her left arm. The child holds the globe with the cross in the left hand and the right raised in blessing. The many folds of Maria's dress give her appearance a fullness.

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Gironde. Flohic Éditions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-125-2 , p. 368.

Individual evidence

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

Coordinates: 45 ° 4 ′ 27 "  N , 0 ° 34 ′ 12.2"  W.