Madonna and Child with Four Angels

Provenance

Eugène Piot [1812-1890], Paris; (his sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 25-30 April 1864, no. 27); Louis-Charles Timbal [1821-1880]; sold with his collection 1872 to Gustave Dreyfus [1837-1914], Paris; his estate; purchased 1930 by (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London, New York, and Paris); purchased 1944 by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, New York; gift 1957 to NGA.

Madonna and Child with Four Angels

Donatello

c. 1456

Accession Number

1957.14.132

Medium

bronze//Dark brown patina

Dimensions

overall (diameter): 22.25 cm (8 3/4 in.) | gross weight: 921.9 gr (2.032 lb.)

Classification

Sculpture

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Samuel H. Kress Collection