Madonna and Child
c. 1425
Medium
painted and gilded terracotta with wood backing
Dimensions
overall: 102.5 x 62.2 x 28.3 cm (40 3/8 x 24 1/2 x 11 1/8 in.)
Classification
Sculpture
Department
CSD
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Samuel H. Kress Collection
Accession Number
1943.4.93
Art Historical Context
Step into the serene world of early Renaissance Florence with this captivating *Madonna and Child crafted around 1425 by an anonymousentine artist. Towering at over 40 inches tall, sculpture tenderly depicts the Virgin Mary cradling the infant Jesus, a quintessential devotional image that filled homes, chapels, and public spaces across 15th-century Italy. period marked the dawn of the Renaissance where artists began blending classical ideals of grace and naturalism with deep religious piety, making such works both spiritual touchstones and artistic innovations. Fashioned from terracotta—baked...