Description
This sculpture is an enlarged version of Desiderio da Settignano's figure of about 1460 at the top of his tabernacle in the Church of San Lorenzo in Florence. There are many replicas of Desiderio's work. This example is an especially fine one, undoubtedly intended for the interior of a church.
Provenance
Mr. and Mrs. Germain Seligmann (New York, New York), by gift to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1975.
Accession Number
1975.47
Medium
marble
Dimensions
Overall: 87.6 x 35.6 x 30.5 cm (34 1/2 x 14 x 12 in.)
Classification
Sculpture
Credit Line
In memory of Leonard C. Hanna Jr., gift of Mr. and Mrs. Germain Seligman, New York
