Virgin of Paris

The Virgin of Paris, dating from the early 14th century, is sometimes called one of the most decorative statues in all of Catholicism. It is in honor of the Blessed Virgin, mother of Jesus. The Virgin of Paris is a new style that is different from the classical contrapposto. It retains an emotional appeal that links it to the Strasbourg Death of the Virgin.

The statue was commissioned for, and still resides in, the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris.

External links

• The Virgin of Paris