Live Auction 3709Old Master Paintings & Sculpture Part II
A STUCCO RELIEF OF THE VIRGIN AND CHILD WITH THE YOUNG SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST
Lot 249 PROPERTY SOLD TO BENEFIT THE ART ACQUISITION FUND OF THE SEATTLE ART MUSEUM

A STUCCO RELIEF OF THE VIRGIN AND CHILD WITH THE YOUNG SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST

AFTER THE MODEL BY BENEDETTO DA MAIANO (1442-1497), ITALIAN, POSSIBLY 16TH CENTURY

Closed29 January 2015

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A STUCCO RELIEF OF THE VIRGIN AND CHILD WITH THE YOUNG SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST
AFTER THE MODEL BY BENEDETTO DA MAIANO (1442-1497), ITALIAN, POSSIBLY 16TH CENTURY
With the veiled Madonna holding the standing Child both looking at St. John the Baptist, flanked by winged cherubim masks and above a larger one, the frame later
32 5/8 in. (83.5 cm) high, 24 ½ in, (62.5 cm) wide (overall)

Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection

Specialist note

Benedetto da Maiano was one of the most accomplished marble sculptors in 15th century Florence, whose work influenced such High Renaissance artists as Andrea Sansovino and Michelangelo.
This composition, of which several examples are known, including a variant in the Victoria & Albert Museum (inv. no. 860-1891), dates from a late phase of Benedetto da Maiano's career. The present relief may be a contemporary squeeze (cast) after an original in another material, or it may have been designed specifically for replication.