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  • Record Number: 45586
  • Author(s)/Creator(s): Dale , Thomas E. A.,
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  • Title: Living Statues: The Crucifix and the Throne of Wisdom
  • Source: Pygmalion’s Power: Romanesque Sculpture, the Senses, and Religious Experience.Thomas E. A. Dale.  Pennsylvania State University Press, 2019.  Pages 17 - 46.
  • Description: The throne of wisdom refers to images of the Virgin and Child in which the Christ Child sits on Mary's lap facing frontally and both figures engage viewers directly.
  • Article Type: Book Chapter
  • Subject (See Also): Art History- Sculpture Mary, Virgin, Saint and Child in Art
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  • Geographic Area: General
  • Century: 12
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  • Author's Affiliation: University of Wisconsin- Madison
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  • Year of Publication: 2019.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN/ISBN: 9780271083452