Madonna and Child

After a composition sometimes attributed to Lorenzo Ghiberti Italian

15th century

Not on view

This composition is probably a variant of another Madonna relief which Ghiberti designed specifically to be molded and reproduced in painted stucco. See 08.22.3 for a painted and gilt stucco version of the subject.

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Provenance

Title: Madonna and Child
Artist: After a composition sometimes attributed to Lorenzo Ghiberti (Italian, Florence 1378–1455 Florence)
Date: 15th century
Culture: Italian, Florence
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: Height: 27 in. (68.6 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1907
Object Number: 07.120.3
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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By Lorenzo Ghiberti

In the same medium

From the same time and place

Madonna and Child, Lorenzo Ghiberti Italian, Stucco, painted and gilded., possibly Italian, Florence — Madonna and Child
After a composition sometimes attributed to Lorenzo Ghiberti
15th century

Madonna and Child, Lorenzo Ghiberti Italian, Stucco, polychromed, Italian, Florence — Madonna and Child
Probably after Lorenzo Ghiberti
ca. 1425–40

Reliquary casket, Lorenzo Ghiberti Italian, Gilt copper and champlevé enamel, Italian, Florence — Reliquary casket
Circle of Lorenzo Ghiberti
1446

The Intercession of Christ and the Virgin, Lorenzo Monaco (Piero di Giovanni) Italian, Tempera on canvas, Italian — The Intercession of Christ and the Virgin
Attributed to Lorenzo Monaco (Piero di Giovanni)
before 1402

Madonna and Child (The Lehman Madonna), Andrea della Robbia Italian, Glazed terracotta, Italian, Florence — Madonna and Child (The Lehman Madonna)
Andrea della Robbia
ca. 1470–75

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