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Virgin and Child

1328
Giovanni di Balduccio (Italian (Pisa), documented 1317–1349)
This sculpture comes from the upper section of a tomb monument made for the son of the Pisan ruler Castruccio Castracani. Because the piece was some twenty feet high, the sculptor concentrated on the contours of the figures and their deeply cut drapery, and gave only minimal attention to details.

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