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The Virgin and Child (The Bruges Madonna): M.1-1884

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Object information

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Titles

The Virgin and Child (The Bruges Madonna)

Maker(s)

Founder: D. Brucciani & Co. (Possibly)
Sculptor: Michelangelo Buonarroti (After)

Entities

Categories

Description

Plaster cast.

Legal notes

Given by Professor Sidney Colvin

Measurements and weight

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Place(s) associated

  • London ⪼ England
  • Florence ⪼ Italy

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1884-12-13) by Colvin, Sidney

Dating

19th Century
After 1850 CE - Before 1884 CE

Note

Possibly cast by Domenico Brucciani (1815-1880) in London after the marble known as 'The Bruges Madonna', in the Onze Lieve Vrouwekerk, Bruges.

School or Style

Renaissance

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Plaster

Techniques used in production

Casting (process) : Plaster cast

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.1-1884
Primary reference Number: 29578
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 30 June 2016 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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