# Virgin and Child [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [LAURANA, Francesco]() - Date: 1451-1500 - Technique: Marble ## Commentary In 1474 Laurana was back in Naples; it is not known how long he stayed. The Virgin and Child in Santa Maria Mater Domini, Naples, is attributed to him and may date from this period. The design of the façade of Santa Maria Materdomini is attributed to the architect Giovanni Francesco di Palma. It has a simple entrance portal surmounted by a niche in which was placed the statue of the Virgin and Child by Francesco Laurana. The statue is currently placed on the high altar. ## Related artworks - [Alfonso of Aragon in Triumph with his Court \(detail\)]() - [Battista Sforza]() - [Battista Sforza]() - [Beatrice of Aragon]() - [Bust of a Lady]() - [Bust of a Lady]() - [Bust of a Princess]() - [Bust of Eleanor of Aragon]() - [Carrying the Cross]() - [Carrying the Cross]() - [Death-mask of a Woman \(Battista Sforza?\)]() - [Entrance Arch]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()