Virgin Adoring the Christ Child

Andrea della Robbia

after 1479 · Glazed terracotta · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

This is a possibly unique variant of several types of variants deriving from the so-called La Verna altarpiece, executed by Andrea del Robbia in 1479 for the Brizi Chapel in the Chiesa Maggiore at La Verna. See also 65.181.24 and 39.186.2. Gilt wood frame not original.

Artist

Andrea della Robbia

Date

after 1479

Medium

Glazed terracotta

Culture

Italian, Florence

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Bequest of Adele L. Lehman, in memory of Arthur Lehman, 1965