Virgin and Child with a border of cherubim

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.

Place of Origin

Florence, Italy (sculpted)
London, England (cast)

Date

1491-1495 (sculpted)
ca. 1866 (cast)

Artist/maker

da Maiano, Benedetto, born 1442 - died 1497 (after, sculptor)
Franchi and Son (Messrs.) (maker)

Materials and Techniques

Plaster cast

Dimensions

Diameter: 70 cm

Object history note

Given by Messrs Franchi & Sons in 1866

Historical context note

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.

Descriptive line

Plaster cast roundel, Virgin and Child with a border of cherubim, after a marble original by Benedetto da Maiano

Production Note

This object is a 19th century cast of the 15th century original.

Categories

Sculpture

Collection code

SCP