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  Worldvisitguide > Places > National Gallery of... > Italian Painting > Florentine Portraiture... > A Little Boy
A Little Boy

Date : approx. between 1455 and 1460

Dimensions : 25 cm x 26 cm x 15 cm
Material : Marble
Acquisition : Andrew W. Mellon Collection (1937)
Item 2 on 11
Italian Painting
Sculpture (Buste)

Area related
Florence (Italy)


Description   

Desiderio was born in the quarry town of Settignano, where his father was a stone cutter. Perhaps trained in the Florentine studio of Bernardo Rossellino, Desiderio had established himself as an independent master in that city by 1453. His work, like that of the Rossellino brothers Antonio and Bernardo, filled a vigorous demand for portraits, religious images, and church furnishings. During his short career, Desiderio was celebrated for his skill in creating marble busts of women and young children.
Item(s) related   
National Gallery of Art - NGA :
Florentine Portraiture Late 15th Century
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Buste
Desiderio da Settignano
Dimensions : 31 cm x 27 cm x 16 cm
near 1460
The Young Saint John the Baptist
Buste
Antonio Rossellino
Dimensions : 35 cm x 30 cm x 16 cm
near 1470
The Young Saint John the Baptist
Buste
Antonio Rossellino
Dimensions : 40 cm x 34 cm x 17 cm
near 1470

 
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