Irish artist’s sculpture goes on display alongside masterpieces in Florence

Emily Dawson and her daughter Coco admiring Paddy Campbell’s Mother and Child in The Museo degli Innocenti in Florence (Media Consult/PA)

A sculpture of a mother breastfeeding her baby will be the first Irish contemporary work acquired by one of the great museums in Florence, Italy.

It represents a remarkable achievement for its sculptor Paddy Campbell, who is a former owner of Dublin’s famous Bewley’s Cafe.