Madonna and Child
Giovanni Pisano
(Italian (Tuscany), about 1245/50–1319)
early 14th century
Medium/TechniqueStone; marble
Dimensions47.62 x 14.6 x 15.87 cm (18 3/4 x 5 3/4 x 6 1/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. C. C. Perkins
Accession number95.1383
On View
On viewClassificationsSculpture
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Although the heads of both figures are missing, this work displays the powerful presence of fourteenth-century Italian sculpture in the skillful carving, the secure stance of the Madonna, and the graceful patterns of the drapery. The work is very similar to a Madonna and Child, now in Genoa, by Giovanni Pisano, among the foremost sculptors of this period. The small scale of the sculpture indicates that it was once either part of a larger ensemble or a private devotional image.
ProvenanceCharles Callahan Perkins, Boston; By inheritance to Charles Callahan Perkins' wife, Mrs. C.C. (Francis D.) Perkins; 1895, gift of Mrs. C.C. Perkins (Accession Date: December 10, 1895)
Antonio Pisano (called Pisanello)
probably reproduction of original 15th century
