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A RECTANGULAR GILT-BRONZE RELIEF OF THE CORONATION OF THE VIRGIN
Lot 195PROPERTY FROM THE LOYD COLLECTION
(LOTS 180-207)

A RECTANGULAR GILT-BRONZE RELIEF OF THE CORONATION OF THE VIRGIN

AUGSBURG, LATE 16TH CENTURY

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A RECTANGULAR GILT-BRONZE RELIEF OF THE CORONATION OF THE VIRGIN
AUGSBURG, LATE 16TH CENTURY
With the Virgin kneeling in the centre, flanked by Christ and God the Father holding a crown over her head; the dove of the Holy Spirit above and surrounded by clouds and cherubim; in a modern velvet-covered surround and giltwood frame painted with the inventory number '175'
8 3/8 x 7 1/8 in. (21.3 x 18.2 cm.)

Specialist note

This relief, which shows the Virgin being crowned by the Holy Trinity of Christ, God the Father and the dove of the Holy Spirit above, is known in examples in bronze, lead and copper. The popularity of the composition is attested to by the fact that it was also reproduced in simplified and reduced versions (see Weber, op. cit., nos. 454 and 888).