UNKNOWN MASTER, Flemish
(active 14th century)

Virgin with the Crooked Hip

14th century
Polychrome wood
Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-over-de-Dijlekerk, Mechelen

This statue shows all the hallmarks of High Gothic: it is elegant and distinguished, with an emphases on clothing and folds. The typical S-shape suggests the name.




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