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Figure of the Madonna with the Christ Child

Pesaro, Italyc.1480-1490

Gardiner Museum

Gardiner Museum
Toronto, Canada

Maiolica figure of the Madonna and Child standing in dignified posture holding the Child high to her right shoulder. The Madonna is wearing a long blue dress, and her head covered in a white veil. There is a long mantle lined in manganese, decorated with stars in blue on an ochre ground, and with green and blue border. The Child is in a blue robe trimmed in ochre. Both figures are haloed, and the green mound base is painted with flowers in blue.

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  • Title: Figure of the Madonna with the Christ Child
  • Creator: Pesaro, Italy
  • Date Created: c.1480-1490
  • Physical Dimensions: Overall: 94 x 26.7 x 26.7 cm (37 x 10 1/2 x 10 1/2 in.)
  • Medium: Maiolica, tin glaze, lead glaze, and thrown.
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