Virgin and Child with Four Angels (Donatello)
- Virgin and Child with Four Angels (Donatello)
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The Virgin and Child with Four Angels, before 1456, Donatello V&A Museum no. A.1-1976
Glass mould of The Virgin and Child with Four Angels, before 1456, Donatello V&A Museum no. A.1-1976
The Virgin and Child with Four Angels is a bronze roundel by Florentine artist Donatello (c. 1386 - 1466).
It is also known as the Chellini Madonna as Donatello gave it to his doctor Giovanni Chellini in 1456. This was documented in the physician's account book on 27 August, 1456 "while I was treating Donato called Donatello, the singular and principal master in making figures of bronze of wood and terracotta . . . he of his kindness and in consideration of the medical treatment which I had given and was giving for his illness gave me a roundel the size of a trencher in which was sculpted the Virgin Mary with the Child at her neck and two angels on each side". The reverse of the roundel is hollowed out, creating a mould for casting replicas of the image in molten glass. In order to test out this unique feature, copies of the roundel were made from which glass versions were cast.
Bibliography
- Jackson, Anna (ed.) (2001). V&A: A Hundred Highlights. V&A Publications.
Categories:
- Collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum
- Sculptures by Donatello
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