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Virgin and Child

Statuette
third quarter of the 15th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Rossellino, Antonio (maker)
Place of origin
Italy (made)

This is one of a number of stucco and terracotta versions (one in the Mellon Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington) of the same composition, which may depend from a lost original in marble. The composition is a later work of Antonio Rossellino and close in date to the tomb of Mary of Aragon at Naples and the Nori Madonna in Santa Croce, Florence.


Object details

Categories
Sculpture
Religion
Christianity
Object type
Statuette
TitleVirgin and Child
Materials and techniques
Painted stucco
Stucco
Painted
Brief description
Stucco pigmented statuette of the Virgin and Child, by Antonio Rossellino, Italy, third quarter of the 15th century
Physical description
The Virgin and Child, painted stucco, probably after a marble. The Virgin is seated on a low throne looking downwards at the Child which rests at her right arm, supported by her left hand. She wears a dark blue cloak over a high braided light red dress with blue cuffs. The child nestles his head against her breast. The Virgin's head has been broken and repaired and the figure would appears to have been repainted several times.
Dimensions
  • Height: 50cm
Object history
Purchased at Sotheby's for £26.
Subjects depicted
Virgin Mary
Jesus Christ
Summary
This is one of a number of stucco and terracotta versions (one in the Mellon Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington) of the same composition, which may depend from a lost original in marble. The composition is a later work of Antonio Rossellino and close in date to the tomb of Mary of Aragon at Naples and the Nori Madonna in Santa Croce, Florence.
Bibliographic references
  • Pope-Hennessy, John. Catalogue of Italian Sculpture in the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Her Majesty's Stationary Office, 1964. pp.131-2
  • Pope-hennessy, John. 'The forging of Italian Renaissance Sculpture' Apollo. XCIX. April 1974. pp.242-3
  • Pope-Hennessy, John. 'Three marble reliefs in the Gambier-Parry Collection'. Burlington Magazine.. CIX. 1967. pp.117-8.
  • Kokole, Starko. 'Zu Madonnenreliefs des Niccolò di Giovanni Fiorentino' in Mitteilungen des Kunsthistorischen Institutes in Florenz. XXXVII. 1993. pp.227.
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
A.12-1934

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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