Desiderio da Settignano (artist) Italian, c. 1429 - 1464 Saint Jerome in the Desert, c. 1461 marble Overall: 42.7 x 54.8 cm (16 13/16 x 21 9/16 in.) framed: 58.4 x 70.2 x 9.5 cm (23 x 27 5/8 x 3 3/4 in.) Widener Collection 1942.9.113

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Provenance

Baron Karl Eduard von Liphart [b. 1808], Florence;[1] his grandson, Baron Renaud de Liphart, Rathshof, by 1907;[2] purchased 1921 through (Wilhelm R. Valentiner, New York) by the Estate of Peter A.B. Widener;[3] inheritance from the Estate of Peter Widener by gift through power of appointment of Joseph E. Widener, Lynnewood Hall, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, after purchase 1921 by funds of Joseph E. Widener; gift 1942 to NGA.

[1] Published as in this collection by Wilhelm von Bode, Denkmäler der Renaissance-sculptur in Italien, 17 vols., Munich, 1899: 10:pl. 305.

[2] Published as in this collection by Paul Schübring, Donatello, des Meisters Werke in 277 Abbildungen, Stuttgart and Leipzig, 1907: 186.

[3] See correspondance between Valentiner and Baron de Liphart dated 1921, in NGA curatorial files.

Associated Names

• Liphart, Karl Eduard von, Baron
• Liphart, Renaud de, Baron
• Widener, Joseph E.

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