Opening Madonna, Cl. 12060 © GrandPalaisRmn / Michel Urtado

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Opening Madonna, Cl. 12060 (detail) © GrandPalaisRmn / Michel Urtado

Opening Madonna, Cl. 12060 (detail) © GrandPalaisRmn / Michel Urtado

Opening Madonna, Cl. 12060 (detail) © GrandPalaisRmn / Michel Urtado

Opening Madonna, Cl. 12060 © GrandPalaisRmn / Michel Urtado

Opening Madonna

or shrine Madonna

Description

On display - room 13

14th century - 15th century

Late Middle Ages

This opening Madonna is perhaps a commission from the order of the Teutonic knights, which was placed under its protection. It is a testament to the growing fervour of devotion to the Virgin Mary in the early 15th century.

Closed, the Virgin holds the Child. Once opened, it shows the Trinity in the form of God the Father supporting the body of his Son Jesus Christ. This representation is called "Throne of Grace".

This type of image, condemned as idolatrous by the Reformists, was banned in the middle of the 16th century.
 

From one artwork to another

Tenture de la Vie Seigneuriale, La Promenade, Cl. 2178 © GrandPalaisRmn / Franck Raux

La Vie Seigneuriale

Début du XVIe siècle

Pilgrimage badge, Notre-Dame, Cl. 4697 © GrandPalaisRmn / Michel Urtado

Pilgrimage badges

13th century - 14th century - 15th century