UNKNOWN GOLDSMITH, French
(active 1324-39)

Virgin and Child

1324-39
Gilt silver, transparent enamel, height 68 cm
Musée du Louvre, Paris

This reliquary statue was donated by Queen Jeanne d'Évreux to the Abbey of St Denis in 1339. The Virgin is richly dressed and stands in the elegant S-shaped pose typical of Madonnas of the period. The plates on the plinth represent scenes from the life of Christ.