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Virgin and Child
After: Desiderio da Settignano (Italian (Florence), 1429/32–1464)
Italian (Florence)
Renaissance
about 1450–1500
Object Place: Florence, Italy
Medium/Technique
Carta pesta (a form of papier-mache)
Dimensions
Overall: 58.4 x 36.2 cm (23 x 14 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. J. D. Cameron Bradley
Accession Number42.308
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionCarta pesta on linen backing. Half figure of the Madonna facing towards the right and holding the nude Child standing at the right. Polychromy.
ProvenanceBy 1942, Mrs. J. D. Cameron Bradley, Boston; 1942, gift of Mrs. J. D. Cameron Bradley to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 9, 1942)