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Virgin and Child, model ca. 1475 (cast 19th century)

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Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

model ca. 1475 (cast 19th century)

Plaquette in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 1975.1.1350), catalogued by the museum's Robert Lehman Collection department under the title “Virgin and Child”. The museum dates it model ca. 1475 (cast 19th century). It is attributed to Antonio Rossellino (Italian, Settignano 1427–ca. 1479 Florence). The museum records the medium as Copper alloy with gilding; the reverse is hollow; pierced at the top. and the dimensions as 14.9 x 10.2 cm, wt. 447.98 g.. Subject tags assigned by the museum: Madonna and Child. These details are transcribed from the museum's open-access record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Physical characteristics

Material
Copper alloy with gilding; the reverse is hollow; pierced at the top.
Dimensions
14.9 x 10.2 cm, wt. 447.98 g.

Technical characteristics

Classification
Plaquettes
Maker recorded
Antonio Rossellino

Identification

Met object id
460973
Museum object name
Plaquette
Museum object number
1975.1.1350

Catalogue references

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