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Image: Presbyter Martinus Madonna als Sedes Sapientiae

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Description: Madonna as Sedes Sapientiae, middle Italy 1199, poplarwood, original colours, inscription: Anno Domini 1199, in the month of January. On the mother's bosom shines the wisdom of the father. This wonderful work was made in the times of the abbot Petrus, thanks to the work in dedicated love of the presbyter Martinus, from the Camaldolese abbey in Borgo San Sepolcro near Arezzo. Skulpturensammlung (Inv. no. 29, acquired in 1887), Bode-Museum Berlin.
Title: Presbyter Martinus Madonna als Sedes Sapientiae
Credit: Own work (own photograph)
Author: Photo: Andreas Praefcke
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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