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Relief

ca. 1540-1550 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
France (made)

This is a relief probably made in France in about 1540-1550. The frame of this relief is made in Italy, about 1500-1520. The panel is in hone-stone, carved in high relief with the Virgin and Child surrounded by angels playing on musical instruments. The frame is in carved walnut wood, of Roman Doric architecture, with an escutcheon bearing the Medici arms.


Object details

Categories
Sculpture
Reliefs
Object type
Relief
Materials and techniques
Hone-stone, carved in high relief in a frame of carved walnut wood
Stone
Wood
Carving
Brief description
Panel, relief, Hone-stone, of the Virgin and Child, probably French, ca. 1540-1550, in a frame of carved walnut wood, Italian, ca. 1500-1520
Physical description
Hone-stone, carved in high relief with the Virgin and Child surrounded by angles playing on musical instruments. In a frame of carved walnut wood, of Roman Doric architecture, with an escutcheon bearing the Medici arms.
Dimensions
  • Relief height: 19.68cm
  • Relief width: 6.25in
  • Frame height: 24in
  • Frame width: 14in
  • Weight: 1.7kg
Object history
Bought for £24 in 1865.
Production
The frame of this relief was made in Italy, ca. 1500-1520
Subjects depicted
Musical Instruments
Angels
Medici Arms
Doric Architecture
Virgin and Child
Summary
This is a relief probably made in France in about 1540-1550. The frame of this relief is made in Italy, about 1500-1520. The panel is in hone-stone, carved in high relief with the Virgin and Child surrounded by angels playing on musical instruments. The frame is in carved walnut wood, of Roman Doric architecture, with an escutcheon bearing the Medici arms.
Bibliographic reference
Inventory of Art Objects acquired in the Year 1865. Inventory of the Objects in the Art Division of the Museum at South Kensington, arranged According to the Dates of their Acquisition. Vol. 1. London : Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1868, p. 47
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
88-1865

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Record createdApril 1, 2008
Record URL
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