Virgin and Child
Relief
1410-1430 (made)
1410-1430 (made)
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This Virgin and Child is one of a number of terracotta reliefs traditionally associated with the style of the Florentine goldsmith and sculptor, Lorenzo Ghiberti (1378-1455), and was probably produced in a Florentine workshop active in his circle.
Ghiberti (1378-1455) was a the most celebrated bronze-caster and goldsmith, sculptor, draughtsman, architect and writer in early 15th-century Florence. His diverse and wide-ranging activities make him the first great representative of the polymath artist of the Renaissance.
Young women often prayed to the Virgin Mary to ask for assistance during childbirth, and so reliefs of the Madonna embracing her son were a common feature of Italian Renaissance bedchambers. In this example, the voluminous folds of the Madonna's robe, wrapped around Christ's body, emphasise her motherly tenderness and love.
Ghiberti (1378-1455) was a the most celebrated bronze-caster and goldsmith, sculptor, draughtsman, architect and writer in early 15th-century Florence. His diverse and wide-ranging activities make him the first great representative of the polymath artist of the Renaissance.
Young women often prayed to the Virgin Mary to ask for assistance during childbirth, and so reliefs of the Madonna embracing her son were a common feature of Italian Renaissance bedchambers. In this example, the voluminous folds of the Madonna's robe, wrapped around Christ's body, emphasise her motherly tenderness and love.
Object details
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| Title | Virgin and Child (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Terracotta |
| Brief description | Relief, terracotta, of the Virgin and Child, about 1410-1430, Italy (Florence) |
| Physical description | Relief, high relief group of three-quarter length haloed figure of the Virgin holding the naked haloed Christ Child, both swathed in the Virgin's veil. |
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| Credit line | Donated to the Victoria and Albert Museum by the late Mr and Mrs H. Ingham, in gratitude to England for giving them refuge from Nazi Germany |
| Object history | The relief was formerly in the Beckerath and Silten collections, Berlin and then inherited by Mr H Ingham, who then lent the object to the V&A on a long-term loan. Later the object was acquired as bequest of the late Mr and Mrs H and Leonie Ingham in gratitude to England for giving them refuge from Nazi Germany. |
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| Summary | This Virgin and Child is one of a number of terracotta reliefs traditionally associated with the style of the Florentine goldsmith and sculptor, Lorenzo Ghiberti (1378-1455), and was probably produced in a Florentine workshop active in his circle. Ghiberti (1378-1455) was a the most celebrated bronze-caster and goldsmith, sculptor, draughtsman, architect and writer in early 15th-century Florence. His diverse and wide-ranging activities make him the first great representative of the polymath artist of the Renaissance. Young women often prayed to the Virgin Mary to ask for assistance during childbirth, and so reliefs of the Madonna embracing her son were a common feature of Italian Renaissance bedchambers. In this example, the voluminous folds of the Madonna's robe, wrapped around Christ's body, emphasise her motherly tenderness and love. |
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| Accession number | A.7-2003 |
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| Record created | September 1, 2003 |
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