Descrizione
A reading sample can be found under “https://verlag.sandstein.de/reader/98-843_Madonna-Skulpturen” The volume from the series »Publications of the Skulpturensammlung Dresden« presents some previously completely unknown works: in the centre are four Madonna reliefs created in Florence in the 15th century. These are typical creations of the time for a new form of devotion, which has been cared for individually and at home. The very intimate compositions are mostly from important sculptors such as Desiderio da Settignano and were executed in cheap materials such as stucco or clay. The colour setting was created in the best studios in the city as in that of Neri di Bicci. The great appeal of these works led to them being enthusiastically collected and forged in the 19th century – a quite delicate field for research. The publication examines the phenomenon of these Madonnas from an art-historical, sociological and technological perspective, drawing the picture of an important but lesser-known facet of the Italian Renaissance.
