SculptureItalian15th century

Virgin and Child

15th century

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Carved

Medium

Marble

Culture

Italian

Century

15th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

19.8 x 10.5 x 6.5 cm (7 13/16 x 4 1/8 x 2 9/16 in.)

Provenance

Meta and Paul J. Sachs, Cambridge, MA, Bequest to the Fogg Art Museum, 1965.

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