Madonna and Child

Lorenzo Ghiberti

ca. 1425–40 · Stucco, polychromed · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

This composition is apparently a variant of another Madonna relief which Ghiberti designed specifically to be molded and reproduced in painted stucco. See 08.22.3 for a painted stucco version of that composition. The type of base derives from the niche of the Parte Guelfa on Or San Michele by Donatello, finished in 1423. See 07.120.3 for a terracotta version of this composition.

Artist

Lorenzo Ghiberti

Date

ca. 1425–40

Medium

Stucco, polychromed

Culture

Italian, Florence

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1916