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Bas-relief tondo with the Virgin Adoring the Child

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School of Donatello
1386?-1466
Florence, 15th century
Terracotta bas-relief.
AZ175
Notes: 

This terra cotta tondo, despite its damaged condition, is mostly likely a 15th century variant of the Virgin and Child terra cotta relief (known as the Piot Madonna) by Donatello now in the Louvre, Paris. Two stucco versions also exist (Florence, Villa La Pietra, and private collection).

Provenance: 
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan before 1913.
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School: 
Italian
Century: 
15th century
Classification: 
Sculpture
Department: 
Drawings and Prints