Virgin of the Assumption
Statuette
1700-1750 (made)
1700-1750 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This statuette representing the Virgin of the Assumption, is signed by a sculptor called Giovanni Brustolon. The signature on the back seems to have been incised before firing, and though it refers to an otherwise unrecorded sculptor, there is a presumption that the indication of authorship is correct. The style of the figure is consistent with an origin in Venice or the Venetian terra ferma in the first half of the eighteenth century.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Virgin of the Assumption (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Terracotta |
| Brief description | Statuette, terracotta, Virgin of the Assumption, signed Brustolon, Giovanni, Italian, first half of 18th century |
| Physical description | The Virgin is represented in full-length kneeling on a cloud with arms crossed on he breast and her head gazing downwards to her right. Beneath her is a putto and two cherub heads. Beneath is a globe surrounded by clouds. |
| Dimensions |
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| Object history | Purchased in London (Frank Partridge & Sons Ltd., £132, in 1954. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This statuette representing the Virgin of the Assumption, is signed by a sculptor called Giovanni Brustolon. The signature on the back seems to have been incised before firing, and though it refers to an otherwise unrecorded sculptor, there is a presumption that the indication of authorship is correct. The style of the figure is consistent with an origin in Venice or the Venetian terra ferma in the first half of the eighteenth century. |
| Bibliographic reference | Pope-Hennessy, John. Catalogue of Italian Sculpture in the Victoria and Albert Museum. Volume II: Text. Sixteenth to Twentieth Century. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1964, p. 666, cat. no. 713 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | A.6-1954 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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