Virgin and Child
Maker
Matteo del Pollaiolo (sculptor)
1452-1480
After
(sculptor)
1435-1488
Attributed to
Francesco di Simone Ferrucci (sculptor)
1437-1493
1452-1480
After
(sculptor)
1435-1488
Attributed to
Francesco di Simone Ferrucci (sculptor)
1437-1493
Title
Virgin and Child
Medium
marble with traces of pigment
Dimensions
Height: 52 cm
Width: 39.5 cm
Width: 39.5 cm
Accession Number
S.1966.GP.3
Mode of Acquisition
Gambier Parry, bequest, 1966
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Label Text
This sculptor may not have been Florentine but he was certainly acquainted with the design of a relief by the Florentine artist, Verrochio, now lost, but sufficiently popular to survive in several versions.
Small bands of cloud drift behind the Virgin with her fluttering veil, leaving no part of the surface without decorative detail. Traces of purple pigment on the relief may be original.
Small bands of cloud drift behind the Virgin with her fluttering veil, leaving no part of the surface without decorative detail. Traces of purple pigment on the relief may be original.
Provenance
Information not yet known or updated
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