id:			151998
accession number:	1984.53
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1984.53
updated:		2022-01-04 16:59:15.596000

Virgin and Child, c. 1440. Circle of Donatello (Italian, c. 1386-1466). Bronze with traces of gilding; overall: 9.5 x 7.6 cm (3 3/4 x 3 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 1984.53

title:				Virgin and Child
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creation date:			c. 1440
creation date earliest:		1435
creation date latest:		1445
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creditline:			The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
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culture:	Italy, 15th century
technique:	bronze with traces of gilding
department:	European Painting and Sculpture
collection:	Sculpture
type:		Sculpture
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CREATORS

* Donatello (Italian, c. 1386-1466)  - artist

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measurements: Overall: 9.5 x 7.6 cm (3 3/4 x 3 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review for 1984
	opening date:   1985-04-03T04:00:00
	<i>Year in Review for 1984</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 3-May 5, 1985).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* Budapest, 1924.

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PROVENANCE

	Ernö Wittman (Budapest, Hungary), died 1963, by 1924.
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	Ellin Mitchell Works of Art (New York, New York), sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1984.
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digital description: 
Plaquettes emerged during the Renaissance in connection with the revival of interest in ancient Greek and Roman coins and medallions. This small-scale devotional image provided a personal and private connection between the owner and the religious figures. The two small holes suggest that it may have been hung on a wall, and the child's foreshortened arms and slant of the Virgin's head could imply that it was originally placed above eye level.

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RELATED WORKS

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IMAGES

web:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1984.53/1984.53_web.jpg
print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1984.53/1984.53_print.jpg
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