Madonna and Child with Angels

c. 1470

after Antonio Rossellino

Associated Names
Anonymous Artist

Sculptor

Antonio Rossellino

Artist After, Florentine, 1427 - 1479

The sculpture depicts a relief of a seated woman with a child on her lap, accompanied by cherubic figures in the background. The central figures are a mother and child, with the woman wearing a draped garment and a head covering, and the child holding an object in its hands. This piece is made of a light brown stone or terracotta material. The sculpture is set within a rectangular frame that features blue and gold decorative elements, with golden columns and bands providing an ornate border to the relief. The frame's bottom section includes an inscribed band in blue with gold lettering. The subject is presented in a classical style.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    stucco

  • Credit Line

    Samuel H. Kress Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 69.8 x 55.3 cm (27 1/2 x 21 3/4 in.)
    framed: 113 x 94 x 9.5 cm (44 1/2 x 37 x 3 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.4.78

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Louis-Charles Timbal [1821-1880], Paris; Gustave Dreyfus [1837-1914], Paris; his estate; puchased 1930 with the entire Dreyfus collection by (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London, New York, and Paris); purchased 1941 by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, New York;[1] gift 1943 to NGA.
[1] Provenance according to Ulrich Middeldorf, Complete Catalogue of the Samuel H. Kress Collection: European Sculptures XIV-XIX Century, 1976: 24.

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Bibliography

1907

  • Vitry, Paul. "La collection de M. Gustave Dreyfus: I. - La Sculpture." Les Arts 72 (December 1907):12, repro. 13, 16.

1944

  • Duveen Brothers, Inc. Duveen Sculpture in Public Collections of America: A Catalog Raisonné with illustrations of Italian Renaissance Sculptures by the Great Masters which have passed through the House of Duveen. New York, 1944: figs. 80-82, as by Antonio Rossellino.

1976

  • Middeldorf, Ulrich. Sculptures from the Samuel H. Kress Collection: European Schools XIV-XIX Century. London, 1976: 24.

1994

  • Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: 212, repro.

2013

  • Langhanke, Birgit. Die Madonnenreliefs im Werk von Antonio Rossellino. Ph.D. diss. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, 2013: 130, 362, repro. fig 70.

Wikidata ID

Q63809176

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