Virgin adoring the Christ Child

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Artist/Maker	Robbia, Andrea Della (maker)
Place of origin	Italy (made)

This relief in polychome depicts the Virgin Mary adoring the baby Jesus.

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Category	Sculpture
Object type	Relief
Title	Virgin adoring the Christ Child
Materials and techniques	Enamelled terracotta Terracotta Enamelled
Brief description	Relief, Virgin adoring the Christ Child, della Robbia, second half of the fifteenth century.
Physical description	Relief of enamelled terracotta, with semi-circular tops. The Virgin kneeling and adorning the Infant Saviour; above appears the Almighty Father, surrounded by infant seraphim, whilst a dove is flying towards the Child. The grouo is aurrounded by an egg and tongue band. the background is light blue, and there are remains of gilding. From the Palace of the Familglia Turini in Arezzo, where it was till recently built into the wall.
Dimensions	Height: 68.6cm Width: 46.4cm
Object history	Purchased in Rome (Benedetti £216 12s. 2d)
Subjects depicted	Virgin Jesus Christ
Summary	This relief in polychome depicts the Virgin Mary adoring the baby Jesus.
Bibliographic references	List of Objects in the Art Division South Kensington Museum acquired during the Year 1894. Arranged according to the dates of acquisition, with appendix and indices. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1895. pp. 36 Pope-Hennessy, John. Catalogue of Italian Sculpture in the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Her Majesty's Stationary Office, 1964. pp.221-2
Collection	Sculpture Collection
Accession number	249-1894

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Record created	January 12, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O182299/virgin-adoring-the-christ-child-relief-robbia-andrea-della/

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