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Collection Online as of April 19, 2024

Christ Child

Christ Child

c. 1490–1500
(Italian)
Italy, Florence, 15th century
marble
Overall: 87.6 x 35.6 x 30.5 cm (34 1/2 x 14 x 12 in.)
In memory of Leonard C. Hanna, Jr., gift of Mr. and Mrs. Germain Seligman, New York 1975.47
Location: not on view

Description

This sculpture is an enlarged version of Desiderio da Settignano's figure of about 1460 at the top of his tabernacle in the Church of San Lorenzo in Florence. There are many replicas of Desiderio's work. This example is an especially fine one, undoubtedly intended for the interior of a church.
  • Mr. and Mrs. Germain Seligmann (New York, New York), by gift to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1975.
  • The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 94 archive.org
  • February 1, 1977- March 6, 1977 "Year in Review, 1976," Cleveland Museum of Art
    Year in Review: 1975. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 3-March 7, 1976).
  • {{cite web|title=Christ Child|url=false|author=Michele (di Luca) Marini|year=c. 1490–1500|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1975.47