Donatello's Terracotta Louvre Madonna: A Consideration of Structure and Meaning
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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-ohiou14290412742021-08-03T06:30:02Z Donatello's Terracotta Louvre Madonna: A Consideration of Structure and Meaning Russell, Sandra E. Art History Donatello Madonna and Child terracotta terra cotta Florence Quattrocento Louvre Tuscany Virgin and Child relief Stefano Bardini Vettori Tignano Vigliano San Lorenzo a Vigliano polychrome Courajod veil clay A large relief at the Musee du Louvre, Paris (R.F. 353), is one of several examples of the Madonna and Child in terracotta now widely accepted as by Donatello (c. 1386-1466). A medium commonly used in antiquity, terracotta fell out of favor until the Quattrocento, when central Italian artists became reacquainted with it. Terracotta was cheap and versatile, and sculptors discovered that it was useful for a range of purposes, including modeling larger works, making life casts, and molding. Reliefs of the half-length image of the Madonna and Child became a particularly popular theme in terracotta, suitable for domestic use or installation in small chapels. Donatello's Louvre Madonna presents this theme in a variation unusual in both its form and its approach. In order to better understand the structure and the meaning of this work, I undertook to make some clay works similar to or suggestive of it. This research allowed me some insight into the way this deep relief is constructed and led me to consider the possible physical context and function of the work. Considering the material aspects of the Louvre Madonna led me to see how the compositional focus on the veil and the specificity Donatello gave it suggest that this object is central to the meaning of the relief. 2015-08-25 English text Ohio University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1429041274 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1429041274 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws. |
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