| Artist | |
|---|---|
| Culture | Italian |
| Date | late 14th century |
| Object type | relief |
| Medium, technique | limestone |
| Dimensions | 192 × 86 × 20 cm, 300 kg |
| Inventory number | 1197 |
| Collection | Sculptures |
| On view | This artwork is not on display |
This limestone relief from L’Aquila (in the region of Abruzzo) was for a long time thought to be an altar, however, recent art historical research suggested that it was part of an epitaph or a tomb. The lower part of the relief depicts the Virgin and Child with a kneeling donator, flanked by a female and a male saint. In the upper part, there are two angels and the half-length, blessing figure of Christ is depicted beneath the ogive. On the cornice crowning the pilasters on the sides, there is a depiction of the Annunciation. The composition, the style of the draperies, and the types of the heads show affinity with L’Aquila relics of the end of the fourteenth and beginning of the fifteenth century, for example, with the carvings of the stall in Santa Guista Church or with the tympanum of Santa Maria di Roio.
Balogh, Jolán, Katalog der ausländischen Bildwerke des Museums der bildenden Künste in Budapest, IV – XVIII. Jahrhundert: 1. Textband Bd. 1, Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, 1975, p. 49., no. 36.
Dal Poggetto, Maria Grazia Ciardi Dupré, “Recensione – Jolán Balogh, Katalog der ausländischen Bildwerke der Museums der bildenden Künste in Budapest. IV-XVIII Jahrhundert Budapest, Akadémiai Kiadó, 1975 Vols. 2: I, Textband; II, Bildband.”, Prospettiva 8-11 (1977), p. 63-67.
Szmodisné Eszláry, Éva, A Régi Szoborgyűjtemény kincsei, Szépművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1994, p. 15, ill. 4.
Szmodisné Eszláry, Éva, The treasures of the Old Sculpture collection, Szépművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1994, p. 15.
This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.
