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Source Image: PR670_04_17 of Michelangelo's Medici Madonna of Florence: Miscellaneous Renaissance Sculpture

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Description

Madonna and Child

Monument: Florence: Miscellaneous Renaissance Sculpture
Monument Part: Michelangelo's Medici Madonna
Monument Type: Statuary
Material(s): Undefined white marble (Visual identification)
Date: circa ad 1521 - circa ad 1534
Keywords: Jesus, Mary
Collections: Florence

Location

Original Location: Florence
Current Location: San Lorenzo

Evidence for working practices

1. Toolmarks

Process: Rough shaping
Tool: Point
Method: Angle: Steep (60-70°)
Force: Gentle
Description: Remains of rough point chiselling can be seen on the body of the Madonna and her hair.

2. Toolmarks

Process: Fine shaping
Tool: Tooth Chisel
Method: Angle: Shallow (40-50°)
Force: Gentle
Description: The skin surfaces of the figures are worked with the two-toothed tooth chisel.

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