Virgin and Child with a border of cherubim
Roundel
1491-1495 (sculpted), ca. 1866 (cast)
1491-1495 (sculpted), ca. 1866 (cast)
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Plaster roundel depicting the Virgin and Child surrounded with a border of cherubim. This object is a cast after the marble original by Benedetto da Maino in the church of S. Maria Novella, Florence.
Object details
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| Title | Virgin and Child with a border of cherubim (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Plaster cast |
| Brief description | Plaster cast roundel, Virgin and Child with a border of cherubim, after a marble original by Benedetto da Maiano |
| Physical description | Plaster roundel depicting the Virgin and Child surrounded with a border of cherubim. This object is a cast after the marble original by Benedetto da Maino in the church of S. Maria Novella, Florence. |
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| Credit line | Given by Messrs Franchi & Sons |
| Object history | Given by Messrs Franchi & Sons in 1866 |
| Historical context | The roundel forms part of the funerary monument of the wealthy Florentine banker, Filippo Strozzi, for whom Benedetto da Maiano executed several other works, including a portrait bust, now in the Musée du Louvre. The tomb was unfinished at Strozzi's death in 1491 and payments to Benedetta for work on the tomb are recorded from 1491-5. Two other versions of this composition were published by Poggi (Bolletino d'Arte, 1908): a marble Madonna at Scarperia, attributed to Benedetto, and a Madonna of glazed terracotta from the school of the della Robbia in the Museo Nazionale (Bargello), in Florence. |
| Production | This object is a 19th century cast of the 15th century original. |
| Bibliographic reference | Cormier, Brendan and Thom, Danielle, eds. A World of Fragile Parts, London, 2016, pp. 124-125. |
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| Accession number | REPRO.1866-5 |
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| Record created | December 7, 1999 |
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