A Florentine terracotta relief of the Virgin and Child
A Florentine terracotta relief of the Virgin and Child
Ceramic relief with arched terminal formed from a garland of leaves and citrus fruits and a winged angel's head in the centre. The Virgin is depicted with Christ seated on Her right arm against a light blue background. Separately fired bracket with a large angel's head flanked by cornucopia. A breakage to the Christ Child's halo, yellowed retouches to the chin of the angel on the bracket, the Virgin's knee and several other small areas, glaze chips. H 68, W 31.5 cm. Mounted on red velvet covered panel with metal bail, H 77, W 40 cm.
Florence, circle or follower of Andrea della Robbia, early 16th C.
Traditionally attributed to Andrea della Robbia (1435 - 1525), today this small high relief is more plausibly associated with the circle or successors of the great Florentine sculptor. Benedetto Buglioni (1459/60 - 1521), whose workshop also produced glazed terracottas in the style of Andrea della Robbia, may be the possible author. A large altarpiece from this workshop with two assisting figures in a white arabesque surround can be found in the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, obj. no. BK-16978. Another large example with a figure of the Madonna in an identical pose and a similar Infant Jesus can be found in the Museo dell'Ospedale degli Innocenti collection in Florence.
Provenance
The Harris Collection, London.
The Dr. Richard von Schnitzler Collection, Cologne.
From the estate of his descendants.
Literature
Illustrated in Bombe, Die Sammlung Dr Richard von Schnitzler in Cöln, in: Der Cicerone, Heft 1/2, Leipzig 1918, p. 42 f., fig. 7.
Illustrated in Förster, Die Sammlung Dr. Richard von Schnitzler, München 1931, cat. no. 128, ill. LXV.
Cf. Gentilini, I Della Robbia. La scultura invetriata nel Rinascimento, Milano 6/2001, p. 399.
Exhibitions
Kölnischer Kunstverein 1927.
Bid on this lot
A Florentine terracotta relief of the Virgin and Child
Ceramic relief with arched terminal formed from a garland of leaves and citrus fruits and a winged angel's head in the centre. The Virgin is depicted with Christ seated on Her right arm against a light blue background. Separately fired bracket with a large angel's head flanked by cornucopia. A breakage to the Christ Child's halo, yellowed retouches to the chin of the angel on the bracket, the Virgin's knee and several other small areas, glaze chips. H 68, W 31.5 cm. Mounted on red velvet covered panel with metal bail, H 77, W 40 cm.
Florence, circle or follower of Andrea della Robbia, early 16th C.
Traditionally attributed to Andrea della Robbia (1435 - 1525), today this small high relief is more plausibly associated with the circle or successors of the great Florentine sculptor. Benedetto Buglioni (1459/60 - 1521), whose workshop also produced glazed terracottas in the style of Andrea della Robbia, may be the possible author. A large altarpiece from this workshop with two assisting figures in a white arabesque surround can be found in the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, obj. no. BK-16978. Another large example with a figure of the Madonna in an identical pose and a similar Infant Jesus can be found in the Museo dell'Ospedale degli Innocenti collection in Florence.
Provenance
The Harris Collection, London.
The Dr. Richard von Schnitzler Collection, Cologne.
From the estate of his descendants.
Literature
Illustrated in Bombe, Die Sammlung Dr Richard von Schnitzler in Cöln, in: Der Cicerone, Heft 1/2, Leipzig 1918, p. 42 f., fig. 7.
Illustrated in Förster, Die Sammlung Dr. Richard von Schnitzler, München 1931, cat. no. 128, ill. LXV.
Cf. Gentilini, I Della Robbia. La scultura invetriata nel Rinascimento, Milano 6/2001, p. 399.
Exhibitions
Kölnischer Kunstverein 1927.
