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Madonna with Child, Bolognese artist, 17th-18th century
Polychrome terracotta; 56x32x29 cm.
Missing left hand of the Madonna
This important sculpture depicts the Madonna sitting on the clouds with the Child in her arms.
Bibl. AAVV, Nativity Scenes and Terracotta in the Civic Museums of Bologna, Nuova Alfa Editoriale, Cento (Ferrara), 1991.
Missing left hand of the Madonna
This important sculpture depicts the Madonna sitting on the clouds with the Child in her arms.
The Madonna wears a simple tunic of a very intense red color. The Child, naked and standing, is supported by his mother with her right arm.
Both figures, masterfully modelled, show absorbed and distant expressions, with a vague hint of melancholy.
This polychrome terracotta sculpture, given its small but important dimensions, may have been intended for domestic worship.
This is almost certainly a Bolognese production linked to the great plastic culture of authors such as Giuseppe Maria Mazza (Bologna, 1653-1741) or his entourage.
Bibl. AAVV, Nativity Scenes and Terracotta in the Civic Museums of Bologna, Nuova Alfa Editoriale, Cento (Ferrara), 1991.
€ 5.000,00 / 10.000,00
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Placquettes, Medals, Sculptures and Ceramics from the 14th to the 19th century
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