Madonna and Child (Tresses)

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Madonna and Child in Tresses

The sculpture Madonna and Child in the church of St-Pierre in Tresses , a French commune in the Gironde department of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region , was created around 1400. In 1952, the Gothic sculpture was added to the list of listed objects ( Base Palissy ) in France as Monument historique .

The limestone sculpture is one meter high and was originally painted in color . Mary carries the baby Jesus in her right arm and the child holds a dove in her hands.

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Gironde. Flohic Éditions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-125-2 , p. 696.

Individual evidence

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

Coordinates: 44 ° 50 ′ 50.4 "  N , 0 ° 27 ′ 47"  W.