Plaster cast of Madonna of Bruges (Madonna and Child)

Scope and Content

This item was lost in the fire in The Mackintosh Building at The Glasgow School of Art on 15th June 2018.

Figure of Mary with the infant Jesus. Original: Michelangelo, 1501-1504. Original currently in the Onze Lieve Vrouwekerk, Bruges, Belgium.

This item was damaged in the fire in the Mackintosh Building on 23rd May 2014. It underwent conservation and consolidation work in 2016.

Acquisition Information

Listed in 1964/5 inventory as located in the museum and passage ways of the Mackintosh Building (GSAA/GOV/7/5). Cast is listed for sale in 'Catalogue Casts for Schools' (GSAA/ISE/5/8), however no evidence this was the distributor (D. Brucciani & Co.) or issue it was bought from.

Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

Dimensions: 1300 x 600 x 450 mm (Plinth: 1010 x 730 x 740 mm)

Custodial History

Photographed in GSA in 1915.

Related Material

GSAA/GOV/7/5; GSAA/ISE/5/8

Additional Information

Published