The sculpture depicts a seated woman holding a small child on her lap. The child leans in closely to the woman, and she is looking downward at the child. The woman has long hair tied into a bun at the back of her head, and she wears a long, flowing cloak over a long-sleeved dress. The child has short hair and is wrapped in a cloth. The sculpture is made from a light brown stone and sits on an octagonal wooden base with a worn golden finish.

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Madonna and Child

Antonio Rossellino (Florentine, 1427 - 1479)

c. 1475

Medium: plaster
Classification: Sculpture
Dimensions: overall: 47 x 26.5 cm (18 1/2 x 10 7/16 in.)
Culture: Florentine
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CSD
Credit line: Andrew W. Mellon Collection
Rights: Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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