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Virgin and Child
Plaster cast of a marble relief. The Virgin is seen behind a ledge. Three-quarter length, facing right, wearing a heavy veil over her head. The Virgin looks down towards the Child, who is shown in a reclining pose with the right hand raised in benediction. She appears to lie on a narrow mat or cushion, which is supported by the Virgin's hand. In the foreground is a cartellino held by the Virgin. The front of the ledge is decorated with lions' head masks at left and right and the arms of the Piccolomini family on a kite-shaped shield in the centre. There are garlands between the shield and masks. The whole is surrounded by a moulded frame on three sides.
Acquired by part exchange and part purchase from the South Kensington Museum
Depth: 7.0 cm
Height: 67.0 cm
Width: 42.0 cm
Relative size of this object is displayed using code inspired by Good Form and Spectacle's work on the British Museum's Waddeson Bequest website and their dimension drawer. They chose a tennis ball to represent a universally sized object, from which you could envisage the size of an object.
Method of acquisition: Exchanged/bought (1894-02-28) by South Kensington Museum
19th century
After
1800
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Before
1894
The original relief has not yet been identified.
Casting (process) : Plaster cast
Accession number: M.1-1894
Primary reference Number: 29604
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Virgin and Child" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/29604 Accessed: 2023-06-11 02:57:35
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Accession Number: M.14-1950
Accession Number: PD.46-1999
Accession Number: MAR.M.256-1912
Accession Number: 1757
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