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image of Procris Pierced by Cephalus' Javelin
Bernardino Luini (artist)
Italian, c. 1480 - 1532
Procris Pierced by Cephalus' Javelin, c. 1520/1522
fresco
overall: 144.1 x 123.2 cm (56 3/4 x 48 1/2 in.)
Samuel H. Kress Collection
1943.4.56
On View
From the Tour: Fresco Cycle with the Story of Procris and Cephalus
Object 6 of 9
1940Frankfurter, Alfred M. "Luini Frescos That Bring the Renaissance to Life." Art News34, no. 12 (21 December 1940):8.
1945Paintings and Sculpture from the Kress Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1945 (reprinted 1947, 1949): 108, repro.
1959Paintings and Sculpture from the Samuel H. Kress Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1959: 180, repro.
1965Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 79
1968European Paintings and Sculpture, Illustrations. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1968: 69, repro.
1968Shapley, Fern Rusk. Paintings from the Samuel H. Kress Collection: Italian Schools, XV-XVI Century. London, 1968: 141-142, fig. 344.
1975European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 204, repro.
1979Shapley, Fern Rusk. Catalogue of the Italian Paintings. 2 vols. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1979: I:285-288, II:pl. 201, as The Death of Procrus.
1984Walker, John. National Gallery of Art, Washington. (rev. ed.) New York, 1984: 195, no. 227, color repro.
1985European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 238, repro.

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