Madonna and Child between Two Candelabra

Follower of Donatello

Associated Names
Anonymous Artist

Sculptor

Donatello

Related Artist, Florentine, c. 1386 - 1466

This rectangular sculpture depicts a relief of a woman holding a child. The woman is dressed in flowing garments with detailed drapery, including a cloth covering her hair. She appears to have a round halo around her head. The child rests in her arms, looking up at her. The child is nude, with another halo behind their head. The scene is flanked by two columns with intricate designs, each with flames at the top. The columns sit on a flat surface at the bottom of the relief that is draped with cloth. The material is a dark brown color with a slightly weathered texture, and there are two small holes at the top corners.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 9.6 x 8.57 cm (3 3/4 x 3 3/8 in.)
    gross weight: 260.52 gr (0.574 lb.)

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.262

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Oscar Hainauer [d. 1894], Berlin; his wife, Julie Hainauer, Berlin; acquired 1906 by (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London, New York, and Paris); 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. 159.

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. 9, repro.

1942

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

1983

  • Wilson, Carolyn C. Renaissance Small Bronze Sculpture and Associated Decorative Arts at the National Gallery of Art. Washington, 1983: 14, no. 5.

2011

  • Rossi, Francesco. La collezione Mario Scaglia: placchette. 3 vols. Bergamo, 2011: 1:76, under Prototipo, C.7, as part of the Hainauer Collection.

2013

  • Langhanke, Birgit. Die Madonnenreliefs im Werk von Antonio Rossellino. Ph.D. diss. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, 2013: 26.

Markings

Reverse bears former inventory numbers P. 18 (for Plaquette no. 18) in black ink (Bode/Thieme 1897/1906), and 9. in white paint (Hainauer/Duveen 1908).

Wikidata ID

Q63809424

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