Virgin and Child
Relief
15th century (made)
15th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
This stucco relief, representing the Virgin and Child, is probably based on a composition by the Florentine fifteenth-century sculptor Benedetto da Maiano.
Images of the Virgin and Child were found in virtually every household in fifteenth-century Florence. They acted as a focus for personal devotion and were thought to protect the family from harm. This example is made of stucco. Since many duplicates could be cast from a single mould, it would have been relatively inexpensive.
Images of the Virgin and Child were found in virtually every household in fifteenth-century Florence. They acted as a focus for personal devotion and were thought to protect the family from harm. This example is made of stucco. Since many duplicates could be cast from a single mould, it would have been relatively inexpensive.
Object details
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| Title | Virgin and Child (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Painted stucco |
| Brief description | Relief, Virgin and Child, painted stucco, inside a carved, gilt and painted wood frame, after Benedetto da Maiano, Florence, 15th century |
| Physical description | Relief, painted stucco. The Virgin, turned to the left, is shown in half-length behind a parapet nursing the Child, who is seated on a cushion in front of her. |
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| Gallery label | THE VIRGIN AND CHILD
About 1475-1500
After Benedetto da Maiano (1442-97)
Images of the Virgin and Child were found in virtually every noble household in 15th-century Florence. They acted as a focus for personal devotion and were thought to protect the family from harm. This example is made of a type of plaster known as stucco. Since many duplicates could be cast from a single mould, it would have been relatively inexpensive.
Italy, Florence
Painted stucco
Museum no. 5768-1859(2008) |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | This stucco relief, representing the Virgin and Child, is probably based on a composition by the Florentine fifteenth-century sculptor Benedetto da Maiano. Images of the Virgin and Child were found in virtually every household in fifteenth-century Florence. They acted as a focus for personal devotion and were thought to protect the family from harm. This example is made of stucco. Since many duplicates could be cast from a single mould, it would have been relatively inexpensive. |
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| Accession number | 5768-1859 |
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| Record created | July 11, 2008 |
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