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Seated Virgin and Child, possibly Donatello, c. 1415
possibly Donatello

Seated Virgin and Child

c. 1415 · Group · 73 × 45.3 cm

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Yes, on view now

Where is “Seated Virgin and Child” now? Victoria and Albert Museum, Medieval & Renaissance, Room 64a, The Robert H. Smith Gallery, London. Yes, on view now. Checked September 25, 2026.

Victoria and Albert Museum

London, United Kingdom

RoomMedieval & Renaissance, Room 64a, The Robert H. Smith Gallery

Closed· opens tomorrow at 10:00 AM

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About the sculpture

The Virgin is shown embracing the Christ Child while seated on a folding chair, reflecting a throne. This image of mother and son is close to the style of Ghiberti’s workshop, where the young Donatello worked in about 1404–7. The lyrical sway of the Virgin reflects the graceful manner of the older master. Another similar group is in the Detroit Institute of Arts. Both groups are given by some scholars to the young Donatello.

Victoria and Albert Museum

Details

Accession number
7573-1861

What it shows

Madonna and Child

In the catalog

SculptureTerracotta and ceramicsRenaissance15th centuryFlorentineFlorence

Sources

In the same room · Medieval & Renaissance, Room 64a, The Robert H. Smith Gallery, Victoria and Albert Museum

Museum page
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St Jerome, 1481

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Carlo Crivelli

Virgin and Child, ca. 1480

Virgin and Child with two Saints, Bernadino Fungai, early 1480s

Bernadino Fungai

Virgin and Child with two Saints, early 1480s

Virgin and Child, workshop of Andrea della Robbia, ca. 1475-1500

Workshop of Andrea della Robbia

Virgin and Child, ca. 1475-1500

Virgin and Child with the young St John the Baptist, after Benedetto da Maiano, 1475-1500

after Benedetto da Maiano

Virgin and Child with the young St John the Baptist, 1475-1500

On the same theme · Madonna and Child

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