Devotional plaque with The Madonna and Child with Donors

Italian, perhaps Emilia-Romagna (possibly Faenza) or the Marche

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Unlike many maiolica objects, this plaque has no function beyond displaying a painted image to the viewer. It retains the sense of domesticity associated with Renaissance maiolica vessels and tableware, but was made to encourage religious devotion. . The small format and tightly cropped view of the Virgin and Child create an intimate relationship with the viewer, and the small kneeling donors at lower left present a model for worship in the home. The plaque imitates fifteenth-century panel painting and relief sculpture in both subject and form and even includes an integral frame.

Devotional plaque with The Madonna and Child with Donors, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), Italian, perhaps Emilia-Romagna (possibly Faenza) or the Marche

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