# Virgin and Child [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [VERROCCHIO, Andrea del]() - Date: 1451-1500 - Technique: Painted terracotta ## Commentary The preparatory work for sculpture that was produced in Verrocchio's workshop included bozzetti in wax or clay, terracotta modelli and drawings; bozzetti were also used to win contracts from prospective clients. It is not always clear whether Verrocchio's terracottas were intended as independent works or as modelli; the present terracotta relief of the Virgin and Child has a marble studio variant in the same museum. ## Related artworks - [Beheading of St John the Baptist]() - [Bust of a Young Woman]() - [Bust of Lorenzo de' Medici]() - [Christ and Doubting Thomas \(detail\)]() - [Christ and Doubting Thomas]() - [Christ and Doubting Thomas]() - [Christ and Doubting Thomas]() - [Christ and Doubting Thomas]() - [Equestrian Statue of Colleoni \(detail\)]() - [Equestrian Statue of Colleoni \(detail\)]() - [Equestrian Statue of Colleoni]() - [Equestrian Statue of Colleoni]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()