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Christ Child

c. 1490–1500

attributed to Michele (di Luca) Marini

(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.

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Germain Seligmann (New York, New York), by gift to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1975.

Citations

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

Exhibition history

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).