Taddei Tondo
| Taddei Tondo | |
|---|---|
| Artist | Michelangelo |
| Year | c. 1504–05 |
| Type | Carrara marble |
| Dimensions | diameter 106.8 centimetres (42.0 in), depth of carving 7.5 centimetres (3.0 in) to 22 centimetres (8.7 in) |
| Location | Royal Academy, London |
| Preceded by | Pitti Tondo |
| Followed by | St. Matthew (Michelangelo) |
The Taddei Tondo or The Virgin and Child with the Infant St. John is an unfinished marble relief tondo (circular composition) of the Madonna and Child and the infant Saint John the Baptist, by the Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo Buonarroti. It is in the permanent collection of the Royal Academy of Arts in London. The tondo 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".