Madonna and Child

16th century

Italian 16th Century

Associated Names
Italian 16th Century

Artist

The sculpture depicts a woman holding a child. The woman has long hair and wears a crown, as well as a long, draping garment that covers her body. The child is cradled closely to her chest and appears to be extending one arm outward. The sculpture is reddish-brown with gold accents. Some of the details on the faces of the woman and child appear worn down and are hard to identify. The woman stands on a short, curved pedestal that ends in a point.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (silhouetted contour): 11.9 x 3.5 cm (4 11/16 x 1 3/8 in.) gross weight: 175 gr

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.217

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Oscar Hainauer [d. 1894], Berlin; his wife, Julie Hainauer, Berlin; acquired 1906 by (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London and New York); by exchange 21 October 1920 to Joseph E. Widener, Lynnewood Hall, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania; gift 1942 to NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1897

  • Bode, Wilhelm von, ed. Die Sammlung Oscar Hainauer / The Collection of Oscar Hainauer. [bound as one volume, English and German pages interleaved in one page sequence] Berlin, 1897 and London, 1906: no. 252.

1908

  • A Cabinet of One Hundred & Thirty-Three Bronze Plaques and Medals of the Renaissance Period from the Collection of the Late Herr Oscar Hainauer of Berlin. Ed. Duveen Brothers. London, n.d. (but 1908): no. 59, repro.

1942

  • Works of Art from the Widener Collection. Foreword by David Finley and John Walker. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1942: 15.

Wikidata ID

Q63809645

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