SculptureItalian15th century

Virgin and Child with Angels

c. 1470

Artists

Francesco di Simone FerrucciArtist

Francesco di Simone da SantacrocePrevious attribution

Desiderio da SettignanoPrevious attribution

Master of the Marble MadonnasPrevious attribution

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Carved

Medium

Marble

Culture

Italian

Century

15th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

113 x 77 x 10 cm (44 1/2 x 30 5/16 x 3 15/16 in.)

Provenance

?Ospedale di Santa Maria Maddalena, Volterra. [2] ?Palazzo Inghirami Collection, Volterra. [Giuseppe Pacini, Florence], circa 1937. [1] [French and Co., New York, NY] sold; to Katherine Deere Butterworth, Moline, Illinois, sold [through Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, NY, October 21-23, 1954, lot 330 (as attributed to Desiderio da Settignano)]. Sold [through French and Co., New York, NY, 1968]. Sold [through Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, NY, November 14, 1968, lot 94 (as attributed to Master of the Marble Madonnas)]; to Landon T. Clay, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1977 Notes [1] The circa 1937 date derives from image 114508 at the Fotothek des Kunsthistorischen Instituts in Florenz- Max Planck Institut. The photograph was added in 1937 with the Pacini annotation. [2] See "Per il 'Maestro delle Madonne di marmo': una rilettura ed una proposta di identificazione," Prospettiva, No. 106/107, April-July 2002.