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Alessandro Algardi
Virgin and Childcirca 1650

Not on view
Dark bronze sculpture of a robed, bearded standing figure with a turban, holding a small child, with one arm outstretched, on a rectangular base
Bronze sculpture of a standing woman in flowing draped robes, holding a small child against her left side while extending her right arm outward, with dark patinated surface and dynamic, deeply carved drapery folds.
Bronze sculpture of a standing draped woman holding a young child at her left side; the child reaches one arm outward. Deeply modeled flowing robes and dark patinated surface on a rectangular base.
Bronze sculpture, rear view of a standing robed figure with flowing drapery, holding a smaller figure at right; dark patinated surface with finely modeled fabric detail, mounted on a rectangular base.
Dark patinated bronze sculpture of a standing draped woman holding a small child at her left side, her right arm extended outward; deeply carved flowing robes and head covering rendered with dynamic Baroque movement, mounted on a rectangular base.
Artist or Maker
Alessandro Algardi
Italy, Bologna, 1598-1654, active Rome
Title
Virgin and Child
Place Made
Italy, Rome
Date Made
circa 1650
Medium
Bronze with traces of silver and gilding
Dimensions
19 x 10 3/4 x 6 in. (48.26 x 27.31 x 15.24 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William T. Sesnon, Jr.
Accession Number
M.51.11
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture
Selected Bibliography
  • Valentiner, W.R. Gothic and Renaissance Sculptures: in the Collection of the Los Angeles County Museum. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum, 1951.
  • Schaefer, Scott, and Peter Fusco. European Painting and Sculpture in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art: an Illustrated Summary Catalogue. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1987.