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Madonna and Child

Antonio Rossellino, c. 1475

The sculpture depicts a seated woman holding a small child on her lap. The child leans in closely to the woman, and she is looking downward at the child. The woman has long hair tied into a bun at the back of her head, and she wears a long, flowing cloak over a long-sleeved dress. The child has short hair and is wrapped in a cloth. The sculpture is made from a light brown stone and sits on an octagonal wooden base with a worn golden finish.

National Gallery of Art · National Gallery of Art, Washington · Andrew W. Mellon Collection · CC0 · Public domain

Artist: Antonio Rossellino
Date: c. 1475
Medium: plaster
Dimensions: 47 x 26.5 cm (18 1/2 x 10 7/16 in.)
Era: Renaissance

Why it matters

Madonna and Child, dated c. 1475, is catalogued by National Gallery of Art as a work in plaster. The museum attributes the work to Antonio Rossellino. The recorded dimensions are 47 x 26.5 cm (18 1/2 x 10 7/16 in.). This factual page is generated from the museum catalogue and links directly to its source record.

National Gallery of Art collection record