Artist
Antonio Susini Italian (Florentine), 1558–1624
CultureItalian (Florentine)
Titles
- Virgin and Child
Datec. 1600
PlaceFlorence, Italy
MediumBronze
DimensionsHeight: 15 3/16 inches (38.6 cm.)
Credit LineThe Edith A. and Percy S. Straus Collection
Object number44.586
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
203 Crane Gallery
On view
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Department
Arts of Europe and the MediterraneanSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Visage of Culture," University of Saint Thomas, Houston, 1959.
"Giambologna, 1529-1608, Sculptor to the Medici," Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh, August 19–September 10, 1978; Victoria and Albert Museum, London, October 5–November 16, 1978; Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, December 2, 1978–January 28, 1979.
"Depictions of the Advent in Early European Art," Tyler Museum of Art, Texas, December 12, 1982–February 6, 1983.
"Venus Anadyomene," National Gallery of Art, Washington, June 8–June 12, 1987.
"Passion for Perfection: The Straus Collection of Renaissance Art," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 21, 2017–June 17, 2018.
"New Light on Old Masters: European Art from Houston Collections," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 2, 2021–January 23, 2022.
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Unknown French
c. 1320–1330
Elephant ivory, with traces of polychromy
44.602
