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Virgin and Child

c. 1475–1485

workshop of Pietro Lombardo

(Italian, c. 1435–1515)
Italy, Venice, 15th century
marble
Overall: 54.6 x 37.2 x 9.5 cm (21 1/2 x 14 5/8 x 3 3/4 in.)
General Income Fund 1920.273
Location: 117A Italian Renaissance
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Description

In the later 1400s, artists increasingly infused sacred subject matter with a classical vocabulary. The shallow relief and simplified forms ultimately stemmed from ancient sculpture, bringing gravity as well as novelty to a conventional theme. Yet naturalistic elements such as the baby’s bulging navel, chubby wrists, and shirt pulled up to reveal his genitals all humanize Christ, a critical principle of Christian dogma.
Virgin and Child

Virgin and Child

c. 1475–1485

Pietro Lombardo

(Italian, c. 1435–1515)
Italy, Venice, 15th century

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