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Madonna col Bambino e angeli

ca. 1455–60
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 604
Antonio Rossellino, di Firenze, fu uno dei migliori scultori del marmo della sua generazione, che tra gli altri comprendeva Mino da Fiesole e Desiderio da Settignano. Questo delicato rilievo, eseguito come oggetto di culto privato, fu una delle sue prime opere. La Vergine siede su un trono elaborato, dai braccioli a voluta che emergono in altorilievo. La Madonna e il Bambino nelle sue braccia sembrano stranamente mesti, forse perché già contemplano le future sofferenze di Cristo. Particolarmente degno di nota è il gesto carezzevole e protettivo che la Vergine compie con la mano sinistra. Le due figure principali emergono rispetto allo sfondo ricco di particolari svariati: ali di angeli che svolazzano a spirale, sbuffi di nuvole orizzontali, le decorazioni del trono, il tutto esaltato da accenni dorati.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titolo: Madonna col Bambino e angeli
  • Artista: Antonio Rossellino, Italiano, 1427-1479
  • Data: ca. 1455-60
  • Materiale e tecnica: Marmo con particolari in oro
  • Dimensioni: 73,3 x 53,7 cm
  • Crediti: Lascito di Benjamin Altman, 1913
  • Numero d'inventario: 14.40.675
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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