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Painted sandstone statue of the Virgin Mary with a crown and flowing gilded mantle, mounted on a stone bracket against a white wall.

Virgin

A standing carved figure of a crowned woman in a long, flowing mantle with gilded borders, mounted on a corbel bracket against a plain white wall. Traces of original paint and gilding remain on the drapery, face and crown. The stone is weathered and the folds are deeply cut.

Artist
Unknown
Date
ca. 1250
Medium
Sandstone with original paint and gilding
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
3791 × 3792 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1255).
Rights checked 2026-11-04 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Cloisters Collection, 1947

Español: Virgen María, estatua de arenisca policromada, ca. 1250

Figura tallada de pie, de una mujer coronada con un manto largo y ondulante con bordes dorados, montada sobre una ménsula de piedra contra una pared blanca lisa. Quedan restos de pintura y dorado originales en los pliegues, el rostro y la corona. La piedra presenta desgaste y los pliegues son profundos.

Português: Virgem Maria, estátua de arenito policromado, c. 1250

Figura esculpida em pé de uma mulher coroada, com manto longo e fluido de bordas douradas, fixada em uma mísula de pedra contra uma parede branca lisa. Restos da pintura e do douramento originais permanecem nas dobras, no rosto e na coroa. A pedra está desgastada e as dobras são profundas.