Infant Christ - Item #251
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23.5 Inches High x 15 Inches Wide x 10 Inches Deep
This figure of Christ comes from the Altar of the Sacrament in the Basilica of San Lorenzo. The Medici family may have commissioned the Altar as it was originally located in the side chapel owned by the Medici. Today, this architectural and sculptural marvel is in the nave.
At 12 feet high (144 inches high), the Altar is revered as one of the decorative masterpieces of the Italian Renaissance. Created by Florentine sculptor Desiderio da Settignano (c.1429-1464), it includes decorative and figurative relief work – such as a Station of the Cross on the lower portion, the central relief depicting a scene with angels, and two angels in high relief at the top – and figures in the round – including the Christ figure that stands at the top and two angels bearing candleholders below. As is evident here, Desiderio was a master at portraying the faces of women and children in his sculptures.
Artist: Desiderio da Settignano
Museum/Location: The Church of San Lorenzo, Florence
Origin: The Church of San Lorenzo, Florence
Time Period: Renaissance, 1460
1911 Catalog ID # - 2512
Sources:
"Desiderio da Settignano." National Gallery of Art, https://www.nga.gov/collection/artist-info.2083.html.
"Tabernacle by Desiderio da Settignano." Web Gallery of Art, https://www.wga.hu/html_m/d/desideri/tabernac.html.
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