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Console with Cherub-Head

Console
ca. 1480-1490 (made)
Artist/Maker
Robbia, Andrea Della (artist)
Place of origin
Florence (made)

This is the console for the panel, representing the 'Virgin Adoring the Child Christ' (see Mus. No: 7596-1861, also for more information) from the workshop of Andrea della Robbia.


Object details

Category
Sculpture
Object type
Console
TitleConsole with Cherub-Head (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Glazed terracotta
Terracotta
Glazing
Brief description
Console for a panel relief (see 7596-1861), glazed terracotta, by the workshop of Andrea della Robbia, Italy, ca. 1480-1490
Physical description
A console with cherub heads.
Summary
This is the console for the panel, representing the 'Virgin Adoring the Child Christ' (see Mus. No: 7596-1861, also for more information) from the workshop of Andrea della Robbia.
Associated object
7596-1861 (Ensemble)
Bibliographic references
  • Inventory of Art Objects Acquired in the Year 1861 In: Inventory of the Objects in the Art Division of the Museum at South Kensington, Arranged According to the Dates of their Acquisition. Vol I. London: Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1868, p. 13
  • Maclagan, Eric and Longhurst, Margaret H. Catalogue of Italian Sculpture. Text. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1932, p. 53
  • Pope-Hennessy, John. Catalogue of Italian Sculpture in the Victoria and Albert Museum. Volume I: Text. Eighth to Fifteenth Century. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1964, pp. 221
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
7597-1861

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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