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| Keywords: Italian - Plaque with the Virgin and Child - Walters 481315.jpg Many homes in central Italy had a plaque like this in the entryway The Virgin served as an intercessor with Christ to protect the house and all who entered it The composition was based on a marble relief by the great Florentine sculptor Benedetto da Maiano 1442-97 The technique of making clay reliefs from a mold permitted a quick production of a number of plaques to satisfy a broad public ca 1500 1550 Renaissance earthenware with tin glaze maiolica cm 44 5 35 accession number 48 1315 583 Henry Walters Baltimore 1908 mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1908 place of origin Deruta Italy Walters Art Museum license Renaissance reliefs in the Walters Art Museum Plaquettes Italian art in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Madonna and Child | ||||
