# Virgin and Child

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## Artwork

- Artist: [LASCARIS, Giorgio](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/lascaris-giorgio-rf1e9a99a2433e8>)
- Date: 1501-1550
- Technique: Stone

## Commentary

The façade of the church Santa Maria dei Miracoli contains a refined sculptural ornament. The sculpture of the Virgin and Child by Giorgio Lascaris is located on the semi-circular plinth above the doorway. The torsion in the baby&#39;s body, which projects it into space, anticipates the serpentine forms that were to dominate Venetian sculpture in the early sixteenth century.

## Related artworks

- [Madonna with Child](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/lascaris-giorgio-rf1e9a99a2433e8/madonna-with-child-r7598e7ba244b79>)

## Attribution

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