Virgin and Child
Andrea della Robbia
(Italian (Florentine), 1435–1525)
about 1500
Object PlaceFlorence, Italy
Medium/TechniqueGlazed terracotta
DimensionsOverall: 52.1 x 36.2 x 12.7 cm (20 1/2 x 14 1/4 x 5 in.)
Credit LineGift of Charles C. Perkins
Accession number76.700
On View
On viewClassificationsSculpture
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This restrained and relatively simple image was probably made for a bedroom, and used as a devotional aide to prayer. The holes near the necks of the figures have been used to attach pieces of real jewelry, a way of honoring the figures of the Virgin and Child.
Provenance19th century, possibly Giovanni Pietro Campana (b. 1808 - d. 1880), Rome [see note]. 1876, gift of Charles Callahan Perkins (b. 1823 - d. 1886), Boston, to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 1, 1876)
NOTE: At the time of accessioning, this sculpture was said to come from the Campana collection; however, it has not been identified among the maiolica sculptures in the Campana catalogue of 1858. It is possible that Campana owned the sculpture and sold it before that date.
NOTE: At the time of accessioning, this sculpture was said to come from the Campana collection; however, it has not been identified among the maiolica sculptures in the Campana catalogue of 1858. It is possible that Campana owned the sculpture and sold it before that date.
about 1520
about 1500
about 1500
about 1520
about 1530 to 1540
about 1470
about 1448
about 1460–70
about 1520
First quarter of the 16th century
first quarter of the 16th century