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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
Non exposé

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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.
Published References "Catalogue of the Edith A. and Percy S. Straus Collection," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1945

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