Luca della Robbia
Virgin and Child

Virgin and Child

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Virgin and Child
ArtistItalian (Florentine), 1399/1400–1482
CultureItalian (Florentine)
Titles
  • Virgin and Child
Datec. 1440–1480
PlaceFlorence, Italy
MediumTin-glazed terracotta
Dimensions12 in. diameter (30.5 cm)
 Frame: 17 1/2 in. diameter (44.5 cm)
Credit LineThe Edith A. and Percy S. Straus Collection
Object number44.598
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Department
Arts of Europe and the Mediterranean
Special Collections
Object Type
ProvenanceAlessandro Contini Bonacossi (1878–1955), Rome; purchased by Percy S. Straus from Contini on March 25, 1925; bequeathed to MFAH, 1944.
Exhibition History"Depictions of the Advent in Early European Art," Tyler Museum of Art, Texas, December 12, 1982–February 6, 1983.

"Passion for Perfection: The Straus Collection of Renaissance Art," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 21, 2017–June 17, 2018.
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