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Plaquette

mid 16th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Italy (made)

This plaquette representing the Virgin and Child with the infant St. John holding a cross was probably made in the middle of the 16th century Italy.


Object details

Categories
Plaques & Plaquettes
Christianity
Object type
Plaquette
Materials and techniques
Bronze
Brief description
Plaquette Virgin & Child & infant St. John. Bronze Italian mid 16th century.
Physical description
Plaquette, the Virgin and Child with the infant St. John. The Virgin is seated with the Child standing on her knee; by her side is the infant St. John, naked and holding a cross.
Dimensions
  • Height: 131mm
  • Width: 87mm
Subjects depicted
Cross
Virgin and Child
St John
Summary
This plaquette representing the Virgin and Child with the infant St. John holding a cross was probably made in the middle of the 16th century Italy.
Bibliographic references
  • Cf. Bange, E. F. ed. Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. Beschreibung der Bildwerke der christlichen Epoche. Dritte Auflage. Zweiter Band. DIE Italienischen Bronzen der Renaissance und des Barock. Zweiter Teil: Reliefs und Plaketten. Berlin und Leipzig, 1922. no. 956.
  • Cf. Molinier, E. Les Plaquettes: catalogue raisonné. 1886. no. 431.
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
A.18-1925

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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