Matteo Civitali (Lucca 1435 – 1501) 1435-1501
Virgin and Child, 1460-1480
Terra Cotta
H 63 x W 47,5 x D 13 cm
H 24 1/2 x W 19 x D 5 1/8 inch
H 24 1/2 x W 19 x D 5 1/8 inch
The Virgin is shown to the knees turning slightly to her left with both arms around the child who rests on a tasseled cushion on her lap. She is seated...
The Virgin is shown to the knees turning slightly to her left with both arms around the child who rests on a tasseled cushion on her lap. She is seated in a chair one arm of which terminated in a rosette, is seen at her right side. She wears a robe and a cloak fastened on the breast by a brooch. The child wears a broad striped girdle on a long coral necklace.