Benedictory Infant Jesus, with the symbols of the Passion, Sculpture depicts a small statue of the Christ child modeled after Desiderio da Settignano's tabernacle at Florence’s Church of San Lorenzo. The Christ child holds a crown of thorns and three nails in his left hand and his right hand is raised in a gesture of of blessing. This sculpture differs from Settignano's in the heightened state of realism of Ferrucci's., 1486-1487

 Item — Box: 302
Identifier: spc-mss0088-s46-i0365

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Benedictory Infant Jesus, with the symbols of the Passion, Sculpture depicts a small statue of the Christ child modeled after Desiderio da Settignano's tabernacle at Florence’s Church of San Lorenzo. The Christ child holds a crown of thorns and three nails in his left hand and his right hand is raised in a gesture of of blessing. This sculpture differs from Settignano's in the heightened state of realism of Ferrucci's.

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Scope and Contents

Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.SCUL.0339; Public Notes:

Dates

  • Creation: 1486-1487

Creator

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Biographical / Historical

Subjects: Sculptures; Altarpieces; Tabernacles; Christ Child; Jesus Christ; Religious Subjects; School: Florence; Style period: Early to High Renaissance; Technique: sculpting; Work type: sculpture

Full Extent

1 Items : Image Work Type: photographic print ; Image height (in.): 9.8; Image width (in.): 7.6in.

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

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