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Dancing children (one of a pair)

After a composition by Donatello Italian
1770–90
Not on view
This overdoor and its companion (07.225.251a) appear to be free versions of portions of Donatello's Cantoria, Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Florence.

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Object Information
  • Title: Dancing children (one of a pair)
  • Artist: After a composition by Donatello (Italian, Florence ca. 1386–1466 Florence)
  • Date: 1770–90
  • Culture: French
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: Overall: 17 3/4 × 31 3/8 in. (45.1 × 79.7 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings-Decorative
  • Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1906
  • Object Number: 07.225.251b
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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