Virgin and Child with two angels
Relief
1315-36 (carved)
1315-36 (carved)
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| Place of origin |
This relief bears the arms of one of the leading families of Pisa, the Orlandini. While other monuments in this display were paid for by towns or churches, this was probably a private commission. Artists at this period travelled widely, and this sculptor also worked in Spain.
The relief is the work of Lupo di Francesco, a Pisan sculptor who was probably also responsible for the carvings on the pulpit in the church of San Michele in Borgo, and from 1315 was the head of the workshop at Pisa Cathedral. The stemma on the left (three rams with a label of three points in chief) is that of the family of Orlandini, and recurs in San Francesco at Pisa.
The relief is the work of Lupo di Francesco, a Pisan sculptor who was probably also responsible for the carvings on the pulpit in the church of San Michele in Borgo, and from 1315 was the head of the workshop at Pisa Cathedral. The stemma on the left (three rams with a label of three points in chief) is that of the family of Orlandini, and recurs in San Francesco at Pisa.
Object details
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| Title | Virgin and Child with two angels (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Carved marble in high relief |
| Brief description | Panel-relief, marble, The Virgin and Child with Two Angels, by Lupo di Francesco, Italy (Pisa), ca. 1315-36 |
| Physical description | Virgin and Child with Two Angels, carved marble relief. The Virgin, on a carved seat, faces to the right with head in right profile, holding the standing Child with her left hand. At each side stands an angel. A coat of arms is on the left below. |
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| Object history | The relief is the work of a pupil of Giovanni Pisano who derives his name from the carvings on the pulpit in the church of San Michele in Borgo. The stemma on the left (three rams with a label of three points in chief) is that of the family of Orlandini, and recurs in San Francesco at Pisa. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This relief bears the arms of one of the leading families of Pisa, the Orlandini. While other monuments in this display were paid for by towns or churches, this was probably a private commission. Artists at this period travelled widely, and this sculptor also worked in Spain. The relief is the work of Lupo di Francesco, a Pisan sculptor who was probably also responsible for the carvings on the pulpit in the church of San Michele in Borgo, and from 1315 was the head of the workshop at Pisa Cathedral. The stemma on the left (three rams with a label of three points in chief) is that of the family of Orlandini, and recurs in San Francesco at Pisa. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | 7564-1861 |
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| Record created | December 15, 1999 |
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