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The Virgin and Child (The Bruges Madonna)
Founder:
D. Brucciani & Co.
(Possibly)
Sculptor:
Michelangelo Buonarroti
(After)
Plaster cast.
Given by Professor Sidney Colvin
not possible to measure
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Method of acquisition: Given (1884-12-13) by Colvin, Sidney
19th Century
After
1850
CE
-
Before
1884
CE
Possibly cast by Domenico Brucciani (1815-1880) in London after the marble known as 'The Bruges Madonna', in the Onze Lieve Vrouwekerk, Bruges.
Casting (process) : Plaster cast
Accession number: M.1-1884
Primary reference Number: 29578
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "The Virgin and Child (The Bruges Madonna)" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/29578 Accessed: 2024-12-22 19:06:51
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