Seated Virgin and Child

Gallery 313, European Art 1100-1500, third floor

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Seated Virgin and Child

1479-1482

Begun by Giovanni Antonio Piatti (Italian (Lombardy), died 1479) Completed by Giovanni Antonio Amadeo (Italian (active Lombardy), 1447–1522)

This sculpture comes from the tomb of Antonio Meli in the Benedictine abbey of San Lorenzo in Cremona, Italy. Meli commissioned Piatti to execute the tomb in March 1479. However, both the patron and the sculptor died a few months later. Piatti's former partner, Amadeo, took over a year later, completing the project in October 1482.

Gallery 313, European Art 1100-1500, third floor

Object Details

Titles:

Seated Virgin and Child

Date:

1479-1482

Artists:

Begun by Giovanni Antonio Piatti (Italian (Lombardy), died 1479) Completed by Giovanni Antonio Amadeo (Italian (active Lombardy), 1447–1522)

Medium:

Marble

Dimensions:

20 5/8 × 9 1/16 × 7 1/2 inches (52.4 × 23 × 19.1 cm)

Classification:

Sculpture

Credit Line:

Purchased with Museum funds from the Edmond Foulc Collection, 1930

Accession Number:

1930-1-74

Geography:

Made in Italy, Europe

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Gallery 313, European Art 1100-1500, third floor

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