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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Taddei Tondo canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Renaissance artwork
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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
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Virgin Mary ⓘ infant Saint John the Baptist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | religious art ⓘ |
| iconography |
Madonna and Child
NERFINISHED
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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
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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
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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
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bird as symbol of Christ’s future suffering ⓘ |
| technique | carved in high relief ⓘ |
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