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The Sculpture of Mary Mother of God

Author, school, workshop
Unknown
Style
late Renaissance
Date
AD 1622
Material and technique
wood, polychromy, silvering
Size
Height: 53 cm, Width: 15 cm
Location
The Altar, the Roman Catholic Church of St. Mary’s the Queen of Poland in Iwięcino
Description
At the principal altar the sculpture of Mother Mary occupies a place to the left of the Cross. (heraldically to the right). Mary as Mother of Jesus is depicted as a standing figure whose face expresses her great pain. She is dressed in a garment of red and golden pale. While she raises her right hand she is propping up a golden overcoat with a dark blue lining.