Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
Preferred Title:
Madonna and Child
Image View:
Overall view
Creator:
Master of the Marble Madonnas (Italian sculptor, active ca. 1470-1500)
Location:
repository: Galleria Nazionale delle Marche (Urbino, Marches, Italy)
Location Note:
Palazzo Ducale di Urbino Piazza Rinascimento 13
GPS:
43.723333 12.637778
Date:
ca. 1470-1500 (creation)
Cultural Context:
Italian
Style Period:
Fifteenth century; Renaissance
Work Type 1:
sculpture (visual work)
Classification:
Sculpture and Installations
Material:
marble
Technique:
carving (processes)
Measurements:
71 cm (height) x 55 cm (width)
Subjects:
New Testament; Angels; Jesus Christ; Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint; cherubim
Description:
There is evidence that the "Master of the Marble Madonnas" may be a group of artists, and not the work of a single person. The name was coined by Bode (1892-1905) for an anonymous sculptor, apparently Tuscan, possibly trained in the workshop of Mino da Fiesole and influenced by Antonio Rossellino. Numerous sculptures have been attributed to him on the basis of related compositions, drapery forms, ornamental motifs and pronounced mannerisms. Chief among the latter is a peculiar feline smile from heavy-lidded eyes and a taut jaw, at its best radiating inward joy but often acerbic or bordering on the manic. The Master’s eclectic shop and followers produced marble reliefs of the Virgin and Child, busts and reliefs of the suffering Christ and busts of children. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
Collection:
Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
Identifier:
7A1-ARTE-GNM-MC2-A01
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Madonna and Child