The Virgin and Child
Relief
1929 (dated)
1929 (dated)
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This terracotta relief representing the Virgin and Child was made by Alceo Dossena in Rome, 1929.
Alceo Dossena, a sculptor from Cremona, settled in Rome in 1918. For ten years, until his exposure in 1928, he was perhaps the most successful forger of sculpture, both classical and Renaissance. This relief, together with two others (A. 92-1930, A. 94-1930) exceptionally for Dossena, in terracotta rather than marble, date from 1929, the year after he was exposed. All three are signed, and two are dated with the Fascist year VII (1929). Since they are not intended to deceive, they do not imitate the style of any particular Renaissance sculptor.
Alceo Dossena, a sculptor from Cremona, settled in Rome in 1918. For ten years, until his exposure in 1928, he was perhaps the most successful forger of sculpture, both classical and Renaissance. This relief, together with two others (A. 92-1930, A. 94-1930) exceptionally for Dossena, in terracotta rather than marble, date from 1929, the year after he was exposed. All three are signed, and two are dated with the Fascist year VII (1929). Since they are not intended to deceive, they do not imitate the style of any particular Renaissance sculptor.
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Title | The Virgin and Child (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Terracotta |
Brief description | Virgin and Child, relief in terracotta, by Alceo Dossena, Italy, 1929 |
Physical description | Virgin and Child, relief in terracotta. The Virgin is shown in half-length behind a parapet looking downwards to the left with her right arm round the Child, who is seated on the left on a cushion with His right hand raised in benediction and a pomegranate in his left. On the front of the parapet are the words, 'AVE.MARIAE.MATER.DEI', and in the upper right corner is the cursive inscription, 'Aleceo Dossena anno VII'. |
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Summary | This terracotta relief representing the Virgin and Child was made by Alceo Dossena in Rome, 1929. Alceo Dossena, a sculptor from Cremona, settled in Rome in 1918. For ten years, until his exposure in 1928, he was perhaps the most successful forger of sculpture, both classical and Renaissance. This relief, together with two others (A. 92-1930, A. 94-1930) exceptionally for Dossena, in terracotta rather than marble, date from 1929, the year after he was exposed. All three are signed, and two are dated with the Fascist year VII (1929). Since they are not intended to deceive, they do not imitate the style of any particular Renaissance sculptor. |
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Accession number | A.93-1930 |
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Record created | March 5, 2004 |
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