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Lot 1376 Nα

A LATE 15TH CENTURY TUSCAN MARBLE RELIEF OF THE VIRGIN

Auction 1020 - overview Cologne
16.11.2013, 00:00 - Ols Masters incl. The Rau Collection for UNICEF
Estimate: 10.000 € - 14.000 €
Result: 12.200 € (incl. premium)
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A LATE 15TH CENTURY TUSCAN MARBLE RELIEF OF THE VIRGIN

Marble relief, remains of polychromy, Tuscany, late 15th C. (GR 2.353)
Wear with minor losses to the edges. 50 x 33 x 11 cm.

A late 15th century Tuscan marble relief of the Virgin. With minor remains of polychromy. A depiction of the Virgin in profile turned to the right, as a high-relief bust with a halo on a flat ground, her head covered by a smooth and finely modelled veil.

Provenance

Auction Sotheby´s, London, 18.11.1982, lot 42 A.
The Rau Collection for UNICEF