Madonna mit Kind, Mondsichelmadonna
vor 1500
The crescent moon is the symbol of the apocalyptic woman that appears in the apocalypse of St. John 12,1-18 and has been alluded to St. Mary since the twelfth century. In the middle of the crescent moon there is a Turk’s head with turban, which discloses Mary as victress over the most dangerous threat of Christianity at that time, the Turkish Empire. Mary hands Jesus a pomegranate as symbol of salvation, which is a reverse image of Eve, who handed Adam the apple of sin. The cast tin applications on the right sleeve and the neckline are a special rarity.
The crescent moon is the symbol of the apocalyptic woman that appears in the apocalypse of St. John 12,1-18 and has been alluded to St. Mary since the twelfth century. In the middle of the crescent moon there is a Turk’s head with turban, which discloses Mary as victress over the most dangerous threat of Christianity at that time, the Turkish Empire. Mary hands Jesus a pomegranate as symbol of salvation, which is a reverse image of Eve, who handed Adam the apple of sin. The cast tin applications on the right sleeve and the neckline are a special rarity.
Time:
vor 1500
Object Name
Statue, Madonna mit Kind, Mondsichelmadonna
Culture
Niederösterreich (?), Donauraum (?)
Material/technology:
Holz, Lindenholz
Dimensions:
H. 148 cm × B. 47 cm × T. 37 cm
Copyright
Schloss Ambras Innsbruck
Invs.
Schloss Ambras Innsbruck, PA 126
Provenance
1874 als Geschenk von Erzherzog Franz Karl aus Pögstall entnommen und der k.k. Sammlung Ambras übergeben
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