A POLYCHROME STUCCO DURO RELIEF OF THE MADONNA AND CHILD

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A POLYCHROME STUCCO DURO RELIEF OF THE MADONNA AND CHILD
ITALIAN, 15TH CENTURY, AFTER LORENZO GHIBERTI

With the Madonna cradling the Child and holding both feet with her right hand, her veil falling across her breast, His left hand grasping the Madonna's left thumb, the Madonna looking slightly downwards to sinister, with brass tag bearing inscription 'JACOPO DELLA QUERCIA' (chips, losses to polychroming)-33in. (84cm.) high, 25in. (64cm.) wide, on a polychrome-painted stepped rectangular base-45in. (114cm.) high, 29in. (74cm.) wide, 11in. (28cm.) deep

來源

The Davanzati Palace Sale, American Art Association, New York, November 21, 1916, lot 703 ($625)
William Boyce Thompson, Yonkers, New York

出版

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
W. Bode, Florentiner Bildhauer der Renaissance, Berlin, 1921, 4th edition, p. 84, illus. 43

拍品專文

The present relief is closely related to a fine terracotta version sold at Sotheby's London, December 10, 1987, lot 161. The major difference, the clasp which secures the Madonna's cloak, is not present in the terracotta example.