Maria met kind
ca. 1386 - ca. 1466
Medium
casting
Dimensions
0.5; 9.5; 6
About this artwork
brons, bruine patina
Art Historical Context
Behold the delicate bronze relief *Maria met kind* (Mary with Child), crafted by the Renaissance master Donatello (c. 1386–1466). This intimate depiction captures the tender bond between the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child, a beloved motif in Christian art that symbolized divine love and maternal devotion during the early Renaissance. Donatello, one of the era's pioneering sculptors, elevated such subjects with unprecedented naturalism and emotional depth, bridging Gothic traditions with the emerging humanism of 15th-century Italy. Measuring just 9.5 cm high, 6 cm wide, and 0.5 cm thick, thi...
About the Artist
Donatello · 1380–1466
Important and very influential Florentine sculptor in the media of marble, bronze, and wood. Although he himself was not not a cultured intellectual (as was typical for artists of his generation and earlier), he associated with early Renaissance humanists in Florence, Rome, and Padua. In his art, he made new references to Antique forms, and to this added new expressive and technical virtuousity to...