Pier Francesco Visconti, Court of Saliceto, Adoring the Christ Child
Benedetto Briosco (Italian, c. 1460–after 1514)
shortly after 1484
Medium
marble with gilding
Dimensions
61 × 61 × 13.1 cm
Classification
Sculpture
Department
European Painting and Sculpture
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
Accession Number
1928.863
Tags
male
About this artwork
This relief formed part of a public funerary monument in the church of Santa Maria del Carmine in Milan. The military leader and diplomat humbly kneels in profile before the infant Christ in a naturalistic setting, drawing attention to the Holy Family’s humanity and the deceased man’s reverence.