Enthroned Virgin and Child
c. 1480s
Gil de Siloé
Gil de Siloé (Spanish, c. 1501)
Medieval Art
Enthroned Virgin and Child, c. 1480s. Gil de Siloé (Spanish, c. 1501). Alabaster with traces of gilding and polychromy; overall: 31.5 x 22.5 x 16 cm (12 3/8 x 8 7/8 x 6 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 2008.145 This sculpture was possibly made for Queen Isabella, the Spanish ruler who sponsored Christopher Columbus.
- Maker/Artist
- Gil de Siloé
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- alabaster with traces of gilding and polychromy
- Medium
- alabaster, traces, gilding, polychromy
- Dimensions
- Overall: 31.5 x 22.5 x 16 cm (12 3/8 x 8 7/8 x 6 5/16 in.)
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 2008.145
- Credit Line
- John L. Severance Fund
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 110B Late Gothic
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