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Taddei Tondo
The Taddei Tondo or The Virgin and Child with the Infant St John is a marble relief tondo (circular composition) by Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo Buonarroti. Part of the permanent collection of the Royal Academy of Arts in London, it is the only marble sculpture by Michelangelo in Great Britain. A "perfect demonstration" of his carving technique, the work delivers a "powerful emotional and narrative punch".
Physical history.
The tondo dates to Michelangelo's time in Florence before his move to Rome in
the Nazareno Taddei Award of the Venice International Film Festival is named
- Paolino Taddei (1860–1922), Italian politician
- Riccardo Taddei (born 1980), Italian association footballer
- Rodrigo Taddei (born 1980), Brazilian footballer
- Rosa Taddei (1799–1869), Italian actress and poet
- Taddeo Taddei (1470–1528), Florentine humanist and patron, after whom the Taddei Tondo is named
- Valdir Antônio Taddei (died 2004), Brazilian zoologist and expert on Neotropical bats
See also.
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