Della Robbia, Andrea (nach/after)

Description:

Florence 1435 - 1525
98 x 65 cm
Madonna Adoring the Child, Italy, late 19th century. Based on Della Robbia's original ‘Madonna in adorazione di Gesù Bambino’ from around 1490/95, now in the Museo Nazionale del Bargello. Terracotta relief, glazed and painted in shades of green, blue and yellow. The kneeling Madonna in adoration in front of the reclining child on a grass pedestal with lilies, angel heads and crown. Framed by a high relief wreath with fruits, winged round reserve in the lower part. Mounted on wooden panel. Minimal chips.
From the collection of Alfred Wilhelm Bassermann (1856 Mannheim - 1935 Königsfeld), since then in familiar ownership.
Comparison with the relief by Andrea della Robbia: https://catalogo.beniculturali.it/detail/HistoricOrArtisticProperty/0900383732
Alfred Wilhelm Bassermann came from a long-established Mannheim/Schwetzingen family and initially studied law in Heidelberg and Berlin. However, his passion was Italy and, above all, Dante, whose Divine Comedy he translated into German, as well as numerous studies and publications on the famous writer. His Dante collection is now kept in the University Library in Freiburg.