Lot Essay
This terracotta is after the marble Madonna and Child by Michelangelo, in the New Sacristy of San Lorenzo, Florence.
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19TH CENTURY, AFTER A MODEL BY MICHELANGELO
Details
A TERRACOTTA FIGURE OF THE VIRGIN AND CHILD
19th century, after a model by Michelangelo
The seated Virgin leaning on her right hand and holding the Christ Child in her lap, the Child turning to her, on a rectangular base, minor chipping, restored break to the left foot of the Virgin
21 in. (54 cm.) high
19th century, after a model by Michelangelo
The seated Virgin leaning on her right hand and holding the Christ Child in her lap, the Child turning to her, on a rectangular base, minor chipping, restored break to the left foot of the Virgin
21 in. (54 cm.) high
Provenance
With Jacques Helft, Paris.