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Fundraising to restore the Bulliot Virgin
31/8/23 - Fundraising - Autun, Musée Rolin - The hoped-for sum has almost been raised! Last June, a fundraising campaign was launched to finance the restoration of the so-called the Bulliot Virgin (ill. 1 to 3), a Gothic masterpiece from the Musée d’Autun which was on display in the "Miroir du Prince" exhibition (see article) and of which the Cité de l’architecture et du patrimoine conserves a plaster cast. This is a rare representation, in the early 15th century, of Mary carrying in her arms not a child, but a newborn baby in swaddling clothes. Elegantly dressed, with neither crown nor halo, the sculptor’s first impression is of a mother’s tenderness.
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- 1. Attributed to Claus de Werve (1380-1439)
Virgin and Child known as Bulliot Virgin
Limestone - 117 x 40 x 28.50 cm
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