Tondo mirror frame
ca. 1480
Medium
Stucco squeeze, blown convex mirror, gilt, orange-brown bole.
Dimensions
Overall: 21 7/16 × 14 3/4 in. (54.5 × 37.5 cm) Sight: 5 × 5 1/8 in. (12.7 × 13 cm)
Classification
Frames
Department
Robert Lehman Collection
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession Number
1975.1.2158
Rights
Public Domain
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About the Artist
Benedetto da Maiano · 1442–1497
**Benedetto da Maiano** (1442–1497) was a leading Italian sculptor and architect of the Early Renaissance, renowned for his mastery of marble and his ability to blend narrative detail with elegant decoration. Born in the village of Maiano near Fiesole, he began his career collaborating with his elder brother, the architect and intarsia specialist Giuliano da Maiano. At around age thirty he trained...