Title: | 1969P111 Virgin and Child with Saint Anne |
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Description: |
1969P111 Virgin and Child with Saint Anne, 1500-1525 Andrea Sansovino * Sansovino was the leading Venetian sculptor of the Renaissance, though his fame was overshadowed by that of his contemporary, Michelangelo. The subject of St Anne with her daughter, the Virgin and the Christ Child in Italian Renaissance art is best known through several paintings by Leonardo da Vinci from which Sansovino's treatment is ultimately derived. |
Keywords: |
Birmingham Museums Trust/Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, Sculpture, Metal/ Bronze, Religion/ Saint, Religion/ Virgin Mary |
Usage Rights: | Creative Commons 0 - Public Domain. Optional attribution: Photo by Birmingham Museums Trust, licensed under CC0 |
Height: | 300 |
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Width: | 205 |
Depth: | 160 |
Unit: | mm |
Credit Line: | Purchased with grants from the John Feeeney Charitable Trust and the V and A Museum, 1969. |