Virgin and Child
Relief
ca. 1425-1450 (made)
ca. 1425-1450 (made)
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This relief exists in two versions. In style it falls midway between the stucco reliefs associated with Lorenzo Ghiberti (1378-1455) and those in the style of Jacopo della Quercia (1374-1438) in the Museo Bardini and Museo di Santo Spirito in Florence. The elongated body of the Child has no close parallel in other contemporary stucco or terracotta reliefs and suggests that the group was originally set over a doorway or in a lunette.
Object details
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Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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Title | Virgin and Child (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Painted stucco |
Brief description | Virgin and Child, relief in painted stucco and in a carved wood niche, Italy (Florence), about 1425-50 |
Physical description | 'Virgin and Child', relief in painted stucco. The Virgin seeen half-length, supports the Child who stands at her left side holding an apple and pulling the folds of her mantle round his shoulders. In a carved wood niche. |
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Object history | Bought for £75 from Sotheby's on 4th March 1932. |
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Summary | This relief exists in two versions. In style it falls midway between the stucco reliefs associated with Lorenzo Ghiberti (1378-1455) and those in the style of Jacopo della Quercia (1374-1438) in the Museo Bardini and Museo di Santo Spirito in Florence. The elongated body of the Child has no close parallel in other contemporary stucco or terracotta reliefs and suggests that the group was originally set over a doorway or in a lunette. |
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Accession number | A.11&A-1932 |
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Record created | February 24, 2004 |
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