SculptureItalian16th century

The Virgin and Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist

16th century

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Relief

Medium

White marble

Culture

Italian

Century

16th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

37 x 30.3 x 4.2 cm (14 9/16 x 11 15/16 x 1 5/8 in.) with mount: 44.9 x 35.9 x 4.2 cm (17 11/16 x 14 1/8 x 1 5/8 in.)

Provenance

Grenville L. Winthrop, New York, NY; his bequest to the Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

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