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The Virgin and Child with two Angels

Plaquette
last quarter 15th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The plaque depicts the Virgin and Child with cherubs.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Virgin and Child with two Angels (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Gilded bronze
Brief description
Plaquette, gilded bronze, the Virgin and Child with two Angels, Italy (Padua), last quarter of 15th century.
Physical description
The plaque depicts the Virgin and Child with cherubs.
Dimensions
  • Length: 5.08cm
  • Width: 3.81cm
Object history
Bought.
Subjects depicted
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. 32
  • Pope-Hennessy, John. Renaissance Bronzes from the Samuel H. Kress Collection. Reliefs - Plaquettes - Statuettes - Utensils and Mortars . London: 1965, p. 89-90, no. 314, fig 246 and no. 315, fig 243.
  • Maclagan, Eric. Catalogue of Italian Plaquettes . London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1924, p. 42
Collection
Accession number
7891A-1861

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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