Lot Essay
This model, known in examples in stucco and terracotta, has been variously attributed to Ghiberti, della Quercia and Nanni di Bartolo.
Details
A HALF-LENGTH POLYCHROME STUCCO DURO RELIEF OF THE MADONNA AND CHILD
FLORENTINE, LATE 15TH CENTURY
The Madonna gazing down at the sleeping Child (chips, losses to polychrome)-25½in. (65cm.) high, 18in. (46cm.) wide, on a polychrome stepped rectangular base-45in. (114cm.) high, 29in. (74cm.) wide, 11in. (28cm.) deep
FLORENTINE, LATE 15TH CENTURY
The Madonna gazing down at the sleeping Child (chips, losses to polychrome)-25½in. (65cm.) high, 18in. (46cm.) wide, on a polychrome stepped rectangular base-45in. (114cm.) high, 29in. (74cm.) wide, 11in. (28cm.) deep
Provenance
The Davanzati Palace Sale; American Art Association, New York, November 21, 1916, lot 702 ($650)
William Boyce Thompson, Yonkers, New York
William Boyce Thompson, Yonkers, New York
Literature
E. Lusanna and L. Faedo, Il Museo Bardini à Firenze, Vol. II, Le Milan Sculture, 1986, cat. no. 173