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The Metropolitan Museum of Art displays three significant pieces of medieval art. The Enthroned Virgin and Child, oak with paint, gesso and linen. Enthroned Virgin and child, oak with traces of polychromy. And finally the Virgin and Child, alabaster with traces of gilding. Each three have an extensive amount of differences and similarities. The enthroned virgin and child oak with paint c. 1150 – 1200 stands at 31 in. high and it’s the first thing that caught my eye as I entered the room. It’s a frontal pose with strikingly beautiful and detailed carving. It seems to me that the faces look similiar just one of a boy (Christ) and other of Virgin Mary. It is known in the art world as Sedes Sapientiae (Throne of Wisdom). In this particular piece of work Mary is serving as Christ’s throne. One of Christ’s arms is missing and it is unknown to me if he had a bible in his hand which would have had a significant meaning. It is said that this statue served as a container for holy relics, since it has two cavities within it, one in her chest believed to be added later on and the other behind her shoulder. Enthroned Virgin and child, oak with polychromy, c. 1210-1220 stands at a realistic 48 ½ in. high. This statue is signif