Illustrated catalogue of the exceedingly rare and valuable art treasures and antiquities formerly contained in the famous Davanzati Palace, Florence, Italy . figure of the Virgin, dressed in a gold-brocaded redtunic and blue mantle, seated on a carved bench and holdingon her left knee the Infant Christ in a linen garment, whoreaches out His right hand for the bird held by His .Mother inher right hand, and with His left holds a rose. In ornate tab-ernacle frame of wood, molded, carved, gilded and painted. Itconsists of a round-arched canopy, cusped and surmounted bya molded cornice, supported o
Illustrated catalogue of the exceedingly rare and valuable art treasures and antiquities formerly contained in the famous Davanzati Palace, Florence, Italy . figure of the Virgin, dressed in a gold-brocaded redtunic and blue mantle, seated on a carved bench and holdingon her left knee the Infant Christ in a linen garment, whoreaches out His right hand for the bird held by His .Mother inher right hand, and with His left holds a rose. In ornate tab-ernacle frame of wood, molded, carved, gilded and painted. Itconsists of a round-arched canopy, cusped and surmounted bya molded cornice, supported on brackets and spirally twistedpilasters. The molded base has a plinth painted with scrolledfloral sprays. Height of figure, Hli1 ?_> inches; width, -11 incites. (Illustrated) 714a—Early Fifteenth Century I mkkiax Statue. */- Of carved and painted wood. Subject, in heroic size, of aseated woman dressed in a red tunic under a white robe withred cuffs and trimming of gold bands and pointed shoes of and gold. She is seated on a rectangular bench paintedin gold, green and red. and holds in her left hand a (lower. Height. 5 feet 10 No. 714. Early Fifteenth Century Sienese Polychrome Carton Piece Alto-relief
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