# Madonna and Child [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [SANSOVINO, Jacopo]() - Date: 1501-1550 - Technique: Marble, height 125 cm ## Commentary This sculpture, also known as the Arsenal Madonna, is located in the atrium of the Arsenal. Of clear Roman inspiration, especially in the structure of the aedicula that encloses the Virgin, it was executed during the early years of the artist's residence in Venice and marks the beginning of Roman classicism in an environment where local tradition was still marked by Gothic forms. ## Related artworks - [Allegory of Crete]() - [Allegory of Cyprus]() - [Allegory of Venice]() - [Apollo on the Loggetta]() - [Bacchus \(back view\)]() - [Bacchus \(detail\)]() - [Bacchus]() - [Baptismal Font]() - [Baptismal Font]() - [Biblioteca Marciana and Zecca]() - [Biblioteca Marciana: Exterior view]() - [Biblioteca Marciana: Exterior view]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()