MASTER OF THE MARBLE MADONNAS
Italy (Tuscany?)
Madonna and Child
[Virgin and Child]
c.1480 Tuscany, Italy
Sculpture, marble and gold leaf
Primary Insc: No inscriptions
89.5 h x 57.5 w x 15.0 d cm
framed 126.1 h x 99.3 w x 25.3 d cm ; weight 149 kg
; weight 250 kg
Purchased 1983
Accession No: NGA 88.1653
Provenance:
- Chapel of Villa Gansiente, near Prato;
- Thomas Fortune Ryan (1851-1928) until 1914;
- by descent to Virginia Beveridge until 1988;
- sold at auction, Christie's London, 20 April 1988, lot 58;
- when bought by Daniel Katz Ltd, London;
- from whom bought by the Australian National Gallery, June 1988
