A girl holding a ring
Statuette
second half of 15th century (made)
second half of 15th century (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This bust was at one time (like the companion bust A.70-1910), ascribed to the Master of the Marble Madonnas, and was produced in the same studio as two other busts in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (Blumenthal Collection) and in the former Von Feist collection, Berlin.
The two figures were clearly executed aas a pair. The diamond ring is the impresa of the Medici and thus suggest that these figures are a Medici commission.
The two figures were clearly executed aas a pair. The diamond ring is the impresa of the Medici and thus suggest that these figures are a Medici commission.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | A girl holding a ring (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Serpentine (Verde di Prato) |
| Brief description | Statuette, serpentine (Verde di Prato), Girl holding a ring, Italy (Florence), second half of 15th century |
| Physical description | This bust shows a girl in half-length, in a close-fitting dress, her hair confined in a net. She holds a large device in the shape of a ring, set with a diamond, enclosing a flat flower. |
| Dimensions |
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| Object history | This bust was at one time (like the companion bust A.70-1910), ascribed to the Master of the Marble Madonnas, and was produced in the same studio as two other busts in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (Blumenthal Collection) and in the former Von Feist collection, Berlin. The two figures were clearly executed aas a pair. The diamond ring is the impresa of the Medici and thus suggest that these figures are a Medici commission. From the Salting bequest. |
| Production | formerly ascribed to the Master of the Marble Madonnas |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This bust was at one time (like the companion bust A.70-1910), ascribed to the Master of the Marble Madonnas, and was produced in the same studio as two other busts in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (Blumenthal Collection) and in the former Von Feist collection, Berlin. The two figures were clearly executed aas a pair. The diamond ring is the impresa of the Medici and thus suggest that these figures are a Medici commission. |
| Associated object | A.70-1910 (Ensemble) |
| Bibliographic reference | 'Salting Bequest (A70 to A1029-1910) / Murray Bequest (A 1030 to A 1096-1910)'. In: List of Works of Art Acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum (Department of Architecture and Sculpture). London: Printed under the Authority of his Majesty's Stationery Office, by Eyre and Spottiswoode, Limited, East Harding Street, EC, p. 1 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | A.71-1910 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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