Virgin, ca. 1250, Made in Strasbourg, Alsace, present-day France, German, Sandstone with original paint and gilding, Overall: 58

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Virgin, ca. 1250, Made in Strasbourg, Alsace, present-day France, German, Sandstone with original paint and gilding, Overall: 58 1/2 x 18 1/2 x 14 1/2in. ( x 47 x ), Sculpture-Stone, This sculpture originally stood high on the choir screen of Strasbourg Cathedral. Its place of honor near the center was marked by a canopy with angels holding a crown over the Virgin’s head. A rosebush stood next to Mary and the now-missing Child, linking Mary with Isaiah’s prophecy about the coming of the Messiah: 'And there shall come forth a rod out of the root of Jesse, and a flower shall rise up out of his root

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Size: 4322px × 4323px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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