c. 1474
Marble, height 147 cm
Castel Nuovo, Naples
In 1474 Laurana was back in Naples; it is not known how long he stayed, but on 26 March that year he was paid for the statue of the Virgin and Child above the portal of the chapel of Santa Barbara in the Castel Nuovo in Naples. The figure follows the Sicilian Madonnas in type and style.
