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This painted papier-mâché tabernacle is based on the early production of Benedetto da Maiano, according to an iconography in which Mary stands holding the Child in her arms, in an attitude of utmost tenderness. There are many replicas of them, at least thirty, which differ in material but share the same theme and style: they were in fact tabernacles intended for domestic devotion.
The iconography of this work is based on the marble Virgin Mary and Child, preserved in the National Gallery of Art in Washington, dating back to the 1570s and now attributed to Benedetto da Maiano, after previously being credited to Antonio Rossellino.
In this same room, it is possible to note the success of this type of artistic artefact. If in this case the painted papier-mâché is rather modest material, undoubtedly from a workshop, the polychrome stucco relief nearby with its gilded background is much more lavish instead.
Last update: 05 december 2024, 16:14
