Virgin and Child
Andrea del Verrocchio
15th century
Medium
Terracotta, painted and partially gilt
Dimensions
Overall: 30 1/2 × 23 in. (77.5 × 58.4 cm); Framed: 46 1/2 × 36 1/4 in. (118.1 × 92.1 cm)
Classification
Sculpture
Culture
Italian
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1909
Accession Number
09.215
Tags
Madonna and Child
About the Artist
Andrea del Verrocchio · 1435–1488
Verrocchio was active as a sculptor and painter in Florence in the second half of the 15th century. He had a workshop, in which Leonardo da Vinci trained, and a wide range of patrons, including the Medici family, the Venetian State and the city council of Pistoia.