Portrait bust of a child
Maker
Italy 15th century (artist)
1400-1499
1400-1499
Title
Portrait bust of a child
Date of Production
(late 15th, early 16th century) 1480 - 1520
Medium
medium : material : terracotta & pigment
Dimensions
Height: 43 cm
Accession Number
S.1947.LF.9
Mode of Acquisition
Arthur Hamilton Lee, bequest, 1947
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Location
Not currently on display
Label Text
This bust of a child appears to be a portrait rather than an idealised image. The shroud suggests a memorial and the hole on the crown of the head could have supported a halo. Heads like these were sometimes placed above doors. Traces of pigment on the surface suggests it may originally have been painted to imitate bronze.
Provenance
Lee Bequest 1947
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