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The Virgin and Child

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

This is a statuette made in the early 16th century Italy. The statuette is in marble and representing the Virgin and Child with young St. John the Baptist. The young St. John appears originally to have been shown proffering a cross to the Child Christ, who is restrained by the Virgin from accepting it. The style is indicative of a South Italian origin, perhaps in Naples in the following of Giovanni da Nola, and the group can be considered of low quality.

Object details

Categories
Sculpture
Christianity
Religion
Object type
Statuette
TitleThe Virgin and Child (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Marble
Marble
Brief description
Statuette, marble, the Virgin and Child with the young Baptist, Italian (probably Naples), early 16th century
Physical description
Statuettes of the Virgin and Child with St. John the Baptist. She turns to the left towards the Child, who stands behind her, and who clasps her right hand. Next to the Child kneels the young St. John, dressed in a hair shirt. On a roughly carved rocky base.
Dimensions
  • Height: 55.88cm
  • Width: 53.34cm
Object history
Bought from the Soulages Collection in 1865 for £80.
Subjects depicted
Virgin and Child
St. John the Baptist
Summary
This is a statuette made in the early 16th century Italy. The statuette is in marble and representing the Virgin and Child with young St. John the Baptist. The young St. John appears originally to have been shown proffering a cross to the Child Christ, who is restrained by the Virgin from accepting it. The style is indicative of a South Italian origin, perhaps in Naples in the following of Giovanni da Nola, and the group can be considered of low quality.
Bibliographic references
  • Inventory of Art Objects acquired in the Year 1865. Inventory of the Objects in the Art Division of the Museum at South Kensington, arranged According to the Dates of their Acquisition. Vol. 1. London : Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1868, p. 28
  • Pope-Hennessy, John. Catalogue of Italian Sculpture in the Victoria and Albert Museum. Volume II: Text, Sixteenth to Twentieth Century. London: HMSO, 1964, p. 493-494
  • Maclagan, Eric and Longhurst, Margaret H. Catalogue of Italian Sculpture. London, 1932, p. 138
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
657-1865

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Record createdApril 29, 2008
Record URL
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