Mansfield School, late 16th century, attributed to the works

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Mansfield School, late 16th century, attributed to the works - Lot 140

Mansfield School, late 16th century, attributed to the workshop of Matthieu DIONISE (sculptor active between 1581 and 1613) Virgin and Child Terracotta statue Beige clay with a slight pinkish tinge, composed of two pieces joined at the waist, an almond-shaped vent hole on the reverse, stepped base, minute traces of polychromy, and evidence of glaze runs. H. 90 cm (Minor damage and cracks; head and left arm of the infant Jesus missing; restoration on the lower section) Provenance: Chapel of the Château de la Rochère (Mulsanne, 72) Piasa auction of June 6, 2014, lot 88; Paris, private collection Related literature: Comte C. de Beaumont, “Essay on Matthieu Dionise, a Sculptor from Le Mans” in *Revue historique du Maine*, 2, Mamers, 1899, pp. 3–25; F. Lemeunier, “Parigné-L’évêque, the Parish, and the Church,” in *La Province du Maine*, vol. 75, 4th series, vol. 2, fasc. 5, pp. 30–32; P.-M. Aldis, “Terracotta Sculpture” in the Provinces of Maine and Anjou, 16th and 17th Centuries, Vol. 1, Paris, 1939, pp. 31–32; Jacques Thirion, “The Statues by Germain Pilon for the High Altar of the Church of La Couture in Le Mans,” in Monuments et mémoires de la Fondation Eugène Piot, vol. 60, 1976, pp. 133–150; G. Bresc-Bautier, “Charles Hoyau, Sculptor from Le Mans,” in *Revue de la Société de l’Art français*, session of April 7, 1990, 1991–1992, pp. 37–64; F. Gache, “The Vignolles Relief” at the Musée de Tessé in Le Mans, 16th-century Le Mans terracotta, Thesis submitted for the advanced degree in conservation and restoration of sculptural works, École supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Tours, 1998; Edited by G. Bresc-Bautier and F. Le Boeuf, “Beautiful and Unknown: Terracotta Sculptures from the Workshops of the Maine, 16th–17th Centuries,” an iconographic study, Cat. Exhibition held in Paris, Musée du Louvre, Feb. 6–May 27, 2002; p. 86 ff.; Edited by G. Bresc-Bautier and F. Le Boeuf, *Earth and Sky: Terracotta Sculpture from the Maine Region (16th and 17th Centuries)*, Monuments and Heritage Publishing, Cahiers du Patrimoine, 2003; Geneviève Bresc-Bautier, “Italians in France: Terracotta Sculpture from the Loire Valley,” in *Technè*, 36, 2012, pp. 110–117.

Estimate:£2,583.09

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