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On display at V&A South Kensington
Cast Courts, Room 46b, The Weston Cast Court

Virgin and Child with a border of cherubim

Roundel
1491-1495 (sculpted), ca. 1866 (cast)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plaster roundel depicting the Virgin and Child surrounded with a border of cherubim. This object is a cast after the marble original by Benedetto da Maino in the church of S. Maria Novella, Florence.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleVirgin and Child with a border of cherubim (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Plaster cast
Brief description
Plaster cast roundel, Virgin and Child with a border of cherubim, after a marble original by Benedetto da Maiano
Physical description
Plaster roundel depicting the Virgin and Child surrounded with a border of cherubim. This object is a cast after the marble original by Benedetto da Maino in the church of S. Maria Novella, Florence.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 70cm
Credit line
Given by Messrs Franchi & Sons
Object history
Given by Messrs Franchi & Sons in 1866
Historical context
The roundel forms part of the funerary monument of the wealthy Florentine banker, Filippo Strozzi, for whom Benedetto da Maiano executed several other works, including a portrait bust, now in the Musée du Louvre. The tomb was unfinished at Strozzi's death in 1491 and payments to Benedetta for work on the tomb are recorded from 1491-5. Two other versions of this composition were published by Poggi (Bolletino d'Arte, 1908): a marble Madonna at Scarperia, attributed to Benedetto, and a Madonna of glazed terracotta from the school of the della Robbia in the Museo Nazionale (Bargello), in Florence.
Production
This object is a 19th century cast of the 15th century original.
Bibliographic reference
Cormier, Brendan and Thom, Danielle, eds. A World of Fragile Parts, London, 2016, pp. 124-125.
Collection
Accession number
REPRO.1866-5

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Record createdDecember 7, 1999
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