What element of the standing gilt-silver Virgin and Child (Fig. 18-20) is distinctive of French sculpture in the fourteenth century?

A. the use of the fleur-de-lis as a reliquary
B. the s-curve of the Virgin's figure
C. the use of gold, silver and enamel
D. the child's tender gesture


Answer: D

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