Antonio Rossellino

Florentine, 1427 - 1479

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Antonio Rossellino, Madonna and Child, c. 1475/1478, marble, Samuel H. Kress Collection, 1939.1.327

Madonna and Child

Antonio Rossellino · c. 1475/1478 · marble ·  Accession ID  1939.1.327

Antonio Rossellino, Madonna and Child, c. 1475, plaster, Andrew W. Mellon Collection, 1937.1.125

Madonna and Child

Antonio Rossellino · c. 1475 · plaster ·  Accession ID  1937.1.125

The head and shoulders of a young boy with short, curly hair is carved from cream-white marble in this free-standing sculpture. In this photograph, his shoulders are squared to us, and he looks down and to our right. He has delicate features and smooth skin. Fabric wraps around one shoulder and across his chest, and a wide strip like animal fur goes over the other shoulder, to our right. The sculpture is cut straight across the chest just below the shoulders, and it sits in front of a background that lightens from smoke gray along the top to nearly white along the bottom.
Antonio Rossellino, The Young Saint John the Baptist, c. 1470, marble, Samuel H. Kress Collection, 1943.4.79

The Young Saint John the Baptist

Antonio Rossellino · c. 1470 · marble ·  Accession ID  1943.4.79

A clean-shaven, young man, David, stands with his feet to either side of a severed head in this free-standing marble sculpture. In this view, David’s body angles to our left but he turns his oval face to us as he looks into the distance with wide eyes. He has a straight nose, closed lips, and a round chin. Short hair curls on his forehead and to the nape of his neck. The strap of a satchel is slung over one shoulder and across his torso over a thigh-length toga. He stands with his weight on his right foot, to our left, and the other knee bent so the foot rests at an angle along the jawline of the severed head. David holds the strap of a long slingshot down by his right side, to our left, so the pocket end of the slingshot rests on the ground at that foot. The other hand is braced, palm out, on the slightly bent thigh. The severed head is larger in scale than David’s head, and it lies on one ear. The head has a beard, curly hair, and the eyes are closed. A column of marble behind the pair help support the stone’s weight. The surface of the marble has deepened to parchment white in some areas and is a darker tan on David’s face. The sculpture has an oval base carved from the same stone, and it rests on a pedestal against a pale pink stone wall.
Bernardo Rossellino, Antonio Rossellino, The David of the Casa Martelli, c. 1461/1479, marble, Widener Collection, 1942.9.115

The David of the Casa Martelli

Bernardo Rossellino, Antonio Rossellino · c. 1461/1479 · marble ·  Accession ID  1942.9.115

Antonio Rossellino, The Virgin and Child, bronze//Black patina revealing light bronze surface in rubbed areas, Samuel H. Kress Collection, 1957.14.138

The Virgin and Child

Antonio Rossellino · · bronze//Black patina revealing light bronze surface in rubbed areas ·  Accession ID  1957.14.138

Anonymous Artist, Madonna and Child with Angels, c. 1470, stucco, Samuel H. Kress Collection, 1943.4.78

Madonna and Child with Angels

Anonymous Artist · c. 1470 · stucco ·  Accession ID  1943.4.78