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Mary with the Christ Child
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The Virgin sits with the Christ Child on her lap. Not only is she the mother of Jesus, here she is also the sedes sapientiae (seat of wisdom) – thus the throne on which is seated Christ, who represents divine wisdom. Together with the crucified Christ, this was one of the earliest subjects of free-standing sculpture in the Middle Ages.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineMaria met het Christuskind. c. 1250 - c. 1260. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
