Madonna and Child with Angels
third quarter 15th century
Medium
Painted and gilt stucco; wood frame (not original to relief)
Dimensions
relief, visible as framed, confirmed: 32 7/8 × 22 1/2 in., 70 lb. (83.5 × 57.2 cm, 31.8 kg) Framed (overall, without arched top (b), confirmed): 45 3/4 × 36 1/2 in. (116.2 × 92.7 cm) Framed (overall framed, with arched top painting): 65 3/4 × 39 in. (167 × 99.1 cm)
Classification
Sculpture
Culture
Italian, Florence
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of George Blumenthal, 1941
Accession Number
41.190.40a
Tags
Art Historical Context
Nestled in the Renaissance tradition of Florence, *Madonna and Child with Angels by Antonio Rossellino (ca. 1427–1479) captures the tender devotion central to 15th-century Italian religious. Created in the third quarter of the 1400s, this painted and gilt stucco relief portrays the Virgin Mary cradling the infant Christ, surrounded by adoring angels—a motif evoking divine grace and maternal love that adorned churches, homes, and chapels across Tuscany. Rossellino, a master of the Florentine school alongside his brother Bernardo, excelled in low-relief sculpture (stiacciato), where subtle dept...
About the Artist
Antonio Rossellino · 1427–1479
Comment on works: sculptor