Why it matters
The Virgin presses her face to the Christ Child's in this marble relief carved in shallow 'stiacciato'. It is the earliest surviving Madonna and Child relief by Donatello.
Did you know?
- It dates from around 1420–1430.
- It is named after the Palazzo Pazzi in Florence.
- When it arrived in Berlin in 1886 it was broken into at least fifteen pieces.
Based on the Wikipedia article Pazzi Madonna (CC BY-SA 4.0).
