Philadelphia Museum of Art - Collections Object : Virgin and Child

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European Decorative Arts and Sculpture

Virgin and Child

Made in Italy, Europe

c. 1500

Workshop of Andrea Della Robbia, Italian (active Florence), 1435 - 1525

Glazed earthenware
22 3/4 x 14 3/4 x 5 5/8 inches (57.8 x 37.5 x 14.3 cm) Framed: 32 7/8 x 19 7/8 x 5 3/4 inches (83.5 x 50.5 x 14.6 cm)

* Gallery 251, European Art 1500-1850, second floor

1956-45-6

Gift of Mrs. Harry Payne Bingham, 1956

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This charming composition survives in enough examples to support the idea that it was based on a model intended for reproduction for relatively modest owners.

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