SculptureItalian15th-16th century

Virgin Adoring the Christ Child

15th-16th centuries?

Artists

Luca della RobbiaArtist

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Stucco

Medium

Polychromed stucco

Culture

Italian

Century

15th-16th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

45.2 x 35.9 x 7.8 cm (17 13/16 x 14 1/8 x 3 1/16 in.) frame: 78 x 67.5 x 7.8 cm (30 11/16 x 26 9/16 x 3 1/16 in.)

Provenance

[Adolph Thiem, San Remo], sold?; to [Galleria Sangiorgi, Rome], sold?; to Nettie G. Naumburg, New York, 1925, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1930

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