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Florentine 15th Century (sculptor) Madonna and Child, c. 1425 painted and gilded terracotta overall: 102.5 x 62.2 x 28.3 cm (40 3/8 x 24 1/2 x 11 1/8 in.) Samuel H. Kress Collection 1943.4.93 |
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Provenance
Possibly S. Spirito, Florence.[1] Dr. Eduard Simon, Berlin; (his sale, Galerie Paul Cassirer, Berlin, 10-11 October 1929, no. 32). (A.S. Drey, New York), by 1930.[2] Clarence H. Mackay [1874-1938], Roslyn, New York; acquired from his estate by (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London and New York), by May 1940;[3] sold 1941 to the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, New York; gift 1943 to NGA.
[1] According to the catalogue of the Simon sale.
[2] "Rare Paintings and Sculptures in Drey Collection," ArtN (29 March 1930): 3-5, repro.
[3] "Il Magnifico," Art Digest (15 May 1940): 8; "New York: Ghiberti and Verrocchio Acquired," ArtN (11 May 1940): 13.
Associated Names
- Drey, A.S.
- Duveen Brothers, Inc.
- Galerie Paul Cassirer
- Kress Foundation, Samuel H.
- Mackay, Clarence H.
- Simon, Eduard, Dr.
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