Taddei Tondo

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Taddei Tondo is an unfinished marble relief by Michelangelo depicting the Virgin and Child with the infant St John the Baptist, renowned as a masterful example of his early sculptural work.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Renaissance artwork
marble relief
sculpture
artForm sculpture in the round relief
artHistoricalSignificance important example of Michelangelo’s early marble reliefs
artist Michelangelo NERFINISHED
artworkDimensionType circular panel
artworkSurface tondo
artworkType relief sculpture
associatedPerson Michelangelo Buonarroti NERFINISHED
associatedWith Florentine Renaissance sculpture
collection Royal Academy of Arts collection NERFINISHED
commissionedBy Taddei family NERFINISHED
completionStatus unfinished
countryOfOrigin Italy
creator Michelangelo NERFINISHED
culturalContext Christian art
currentLocation Royal Academy of Arts, London NERFINISHED
depictionDetail Christ Child twisting away from a bird symbolizing the Passion
depicts Christ Child NERFINISHED
Virgin Mary
infant Saint John the Baptist NERFINISHED
genre religious art
iconography Madonna and Child NERFINISHED
young John the Baptist as forerunner of Christ
influenceOn later interpretations of the Madonna and Child theme
languageOfTitle Italian
materialUsed marble
movement High Renaissance NERFINISHED
museum Royal Academy of Arts NERFINISHED
namedAfter Taddei family NERFINISHED
notableFor example of Michelangelo’s early sculptural style
expressive interaction between figures
subtle treatment of light and shadow
originalLocation Florence NERFINISHED
period early 16th century
shape circular relief
style contrasting finished and unfinished surfaces
dynamic composition
subjectHeading Virgin and Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist NERFINISHED
surfaceCondition partially blocked-out areas
symbolism Saint John the Baptist as herald of Christ
bird as symbol of Christ’s future suffering
technique carved in high relief

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Michelangelo’s Taddei Tondo title Taddei Tondo