Sedes Sapientiae
$68,000
Sedes Sapientiae
Located in Wien, Wien
Sedes Sapientiae Pustertal um 1220/30 Weichholz/Lindenholz(?)
Category
15th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Sedes Sapientiae
Vierge en majesté mosane. Sedes Sapientiae., Circa 1290
$15,189Sale Price|25% Off
Vierge en majesté mosane. Sedes Sapientiae.
Located in PARIS, FR
Provenance: Christie's Oeuvres en rapport : Sedes Sapientiae, vers 1330 (Namur, TreMa, coll.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Gothic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
VIrgin and Child “Sedes Sapientiae" Seat of Holy Wisdom
Located in PARIS, FR
Virgin and Child "Sedes Sapientiae" (Throne of Wisdom in Latin), carved in soft wood on the back.
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Gothic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Virgin and Child "Sedes Sapientiae", Seat of Holy Wisdom
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Virgin and child sedes sapientiae, seat of holy wisdom Origin : Northern Spain, castile, navarre or galicia.
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
The Enthroned Madonna – Sedes Sapientiae, Second half of the 12th century
Located in Wien, Wien
SEDES SAPIENTIAE Pornic / Loire-Atlantique, France Second half of the 12th century Carved from walnut Remnants of polychrome paint Height 61 cm Bibliography: Illustrated in “THE STU...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Medieval enthroned Virgin and Child Sedes Sapientiae acephalic granit sculpture
Located in Norwich, GB
The invocation, "Seat of Wisdom" (in latin, Sedes sapientiae) originated in the eleventh century.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Medieval Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Granite
Exceptional Virgin and Child in Majesty or "Sedes Sapientiae", Throne of Wisdom
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Exceptional virgin and child in majesty or “Sedes Sapientiae”, throne of wisdom Origin: southwestern France.
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
Madonna and Child Sedes Sapientiae “Throne of Wisdom” Devotional Wood Statue
Located in San Francisco, CA
The composition follows a highly traditional medieval iconographic style known as Sedes Sapientiae. Mary is seated on a throne, acting physically and symbolically as the "Throne of W...
Category
Mid-20th Century Gothic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Seated Virgin with Child (Sedes Sapientiae) from the 12th Century in Spain
Located in Madrid, ES
Technique: Tempera and oil on wood Dimensions: 25 x 11 x 8 cm Description: This exceptional work from the 12th century represents the Seated Virgin with Child (Sedes Sapientiae), s...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fruitwood
Important Sedes Sapientiae Virgin and Child also called "Throne of Wisdom"
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
IMPORTANT SEDES SAPIENTIAE VIRGIN AND CHILD ALSO CALLED « THRONE OF WISDOM » ORIGIN: FRANCE, BURGUNDY PERIOD: EARLY 13th CENTURY Height : 75 cm Length : 24 cm Depth : 17 cm Oakwo...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Virgin and Child in Majesty, also known as "Sedes Sapientae"
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
VIRGIN AND CHILD IN MAJESTY, ALSO KNOWN AS "SEDES SAPIENTIAE" ORIGIN : SPAIN, CATALOGNE PERIOD: EARLY 13th CENTURY Height : 95 cm Width : 32 cm Depth : 28 cm Softwood No polyc...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Spanish Gothic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Softwood
Virgin and the Child, Mosan Region, Second Half of 13th Century
$23,825Sale Price|20% Off
Virgin and the Child, Mosan Region, Second Half of 13th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
The „Sedes Sapientiae" probably is the idol of medieval Christianity and played an important part in the rural communities; the Sedes mediated between this world and the divine commu...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Belgian Medieval Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Enthroned Madonna and Child.
Located in PARIS, FR
Our Virgin, rare for its size, nevertheless presents strong analogies with the Italian Sedes Sapientiae, which brings us to a production from the North of Italy.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Medieval Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Anna Selbdritt circa 1200
Located in Wien, Wien
Several early *Sedes Sapientiae* groups can be used for typological comparisons: the *Vierge en Majesté* from Auvergne, created around 1150 and now in the Musée du Louvre (Inv.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Virgin and Child in Majesty
$41,695
Virgin and Child in Majesty
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Virgin and child in majesty Origine: castille Epoque: early 14th century Measures: Height: 72cm Length: 30cm Depth: 25cm Polychrome and gilt wood Good condition By ...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Modanna, Ile de France Circa 1260/70
Located in Wien, Wien
The strictly frontal, enthroned Sedes sapientiae depictions of the 12th and early 13th centuries were increasingly replaced by standing, dynamically posed figures of the Mother of God.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Sandstone
Pablo Ruiz Picasso. Mère et fil (Évocation d’Horta d’Ebre). ca. 1904
By Pablo Picasso
Located in BARCELONA, ES
The sacralisation of humble figures, typical of his work from these years, is particularly reflected in this watercolour in the woman’s beatific smile, a conventional gesture that se...
Category
Early 1900s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
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Late Romanesque Madonna "Sedes Sapientiae"
Located in Wien, Wien
LATE ROMANESQUE MADONNA “Sedes Sapientiae” Switzerland/Wahliss Around 1250 Pine wood/Zirbe?
Category
15th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Romanesque Madonna and Child Sculpture, Limestone, 12th Century, Rare, Circa 1150
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H 23.23 in W 8.67 in D 7.49 in
Romanesque Madonna and Child Sculpture, Limestone, 12th Century, Rare
Located in PARIS, FR
Romanesque Madonna and Child. Sedes Sapientiae. Rare enthroned Virgin and Child in limestone carved in very high relief.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Medieval Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Important Virgin and Child in Majesty
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
The influence of those Sedes Sapientiae from previous centuries appear to be particularly strong in this work.
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Virgin and Child in Majesty
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
She is then said to be “Sedes Sapientiae” meaning a “throne of wisdom”.
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Madonna around 1300
Located in Wien, Wien
The infant Jesus typically wears adult-looking facial features that refer to the wisdom of Christ and the Sedes Sapientiae (“Throne of Wisdom”). Thus, the figure acquires didactic an...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Gothic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Grégoire MathiasSedes Sapientiae – Cubist Portrait with Symbolic Depth, by Gregoire Mathias, 2025
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H 16.15 in W 13 in
Sedes Sapientiae – Cubist Portrait with Symbolic Depth, by Gregoire Mathias
By Grégoire Mathias
Located in PÉRIGUEUX, FR
Sedes Sapientiae 41 x 33 cm Acrylic on canvas Sedes Sapientiae by Grégoire Mathias is a striking cubist composition that deconstructs the human face into a network of angular planes...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Romanesque Madonna - 1175/80
Located in Wien, Wien
The Madonna corresponds to the Sedes Sapientiae type: Mary as the throne of divine wisdom.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Gothic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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