Pitti Tondo

Pitti Tondo
Round marble relief of the Madonna holding a book that the baby Jesus is leaning upon
Casting of the bas-relief by Michelangelo
held in the Pushkin Museum in Florence
ArtistMichelangelo Buonarroti
Yearc. 1503–1505
MediumMarble
Dimensions82 cm × 82 cm (32 in × 32 in)
LocationMuseo nazionale del Bargello, Florence
Preceded byMadonna of Bruges
Followed byTaddei Tondo

The Pitti Tondo (Tondo Pitti) is an unfinished marble relief of the Virgin and Child by Michelangelo in round or tondo form. It was executed between 1503 and 1504 while he was residing in Florence and is now in the Museo nazionale del Bargello in Florence.[1]

  1. ^ "Polo Museale Fiorentino - Catalogo delle opere". www.polomuseale.firenze.it. Retrieved 2020-11-02.