Provenance
Baron Arthur de Schickler [1828-1919], Paris, and Martinvast, Normandy (near Cherbourg), by 1896;[1] by inheritance to his daughter, Marguerite, Comtesse Hubert de Pourtalès [1870-1956], Paris, and Martinvast, Normandy; sold April 1919 to (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London and New York) in part-share agreement with (Wildenstein & Co., Inc., New York) and (Arnold Seligmann & Co., Paris); full ownership acquired 1922 by (Wildenstein & Co., Inc., New York);[2] Clarence H. Mackay [1874-1938], Roslyn, New York, by 1924; probably acquired from Mackay by (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London and New York); sold 1939 to the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, New York;[3] gift 1943 to NGA.
Exhibition History
- 1924
- Loan Exhibition of Early Italian Paintings in the Possession of Notable American Collectors, Duveen Brothers, New York, 1924, no. 18, as Virgin and Child by Andrea del Verrocchio (no. 11 in illustrated 1926 version of catalogue).
Bibliography
- 1896
- Berenson, Bernard. The Florentine Painters of the Renaissance: with an index to their works. New York, 1896: 187, as designed and superintended by Andrea del Verrocchio.
- 1907
- Dussler, Leopold. “Verrocchio.” In Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker, eds. Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart. 37 vols. Leipzig, 1907-1950: 34(1940):295.
- 1909
- Berenson, Bernard. The Florentine Painters of the Renaissance, 3rd ed. London, 1909: 187, as designed and superintended by Andrea del Verrocchio.
- 1923
- Marle, Raimond van. The Development of the Italian Schools of Painting, 19 vols. The Hague, 1923-1938: 11(1929):528, fig. 327, as by Andrea del Verrocchio.
- 1924
- Offner, Richard. "A Remarkable Exhibition of Italian Paintings." The Arts 5 (1924): 248, repro.
- 1925
- Valentiner, Wilhelm R. “The Clarence H. Mackay Collection.” International Studio 81, no. 339 (August 1925): 338, 341-342, as by Andrea del Verrocchio.
- 1926
- Valentiner, Wilhelm R. The Clarence H. Mackay Collection. New York, 1926: 1, 3, no. 3, repro., as by Andrea del Verrocchio.
- 1929
- Cortissoz, Royal. "The Clarence H. Mackay Collection." International Studio 94 (1929): 33-34, as by Andrea del Verrocchio.
- 1931
- Kunze, Irene, ed. Beschreibendes Verzeichnis der Gemälde im Kaiser-Friedrich-Museum, 9th ed. Berlin, 1931: 509-510.
- 1932
- Berenson, Bernard. Italian Pictures of the Renaissance. Oxford, 1932: 595.
- 1933
- Berenson, Bernard. “Verrocchio and Leonardo, Leonardo and Credi-II.” Bollettino d’arte 27, no. 6 (December 1933): 202, 213 n. 2.
- 1935
- Bertini, Aldo. “L’Arte del Verrocchio.” L’Arte 38, no. 6 (November 1935): 466-467 n. 1.
- 1935
- Bottari, Stefano. “Verrocchio, Leonardo e Donatello.” La Cultura 14, no. 4 (April 1935): 67 n. 2.
- 1936
- Berenson, Bernard. Pitture italiane del rinascimento. Milan, 1936: 512.
- 1938
- Berenson, Bernard. The Drawings of the Florentine Painters. 3 vols. Chicago, 1938: 1:53.
- 1939
- “Mackay Treasure Bought by Kress.” New York Times (24 November 1939): 35 cols. A, B, repro., as by Andrea del Verrocchio.
- 1941
- Duveen Brothers. Duveen Pictures in Public Collections of America. New York, 1941: no. 71, repro., as by Andrea del Verrocchio.
- 1941
- Preliminary Catalogue of Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1941: 210-211, no. 502, as by Andrea del Verrocchio.
- 1942
- Book of Illustrations. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1942: 250, repro. 205, as by Andrea del Verrocchio.
- 1942
- Shoolman, Regina, and Charles E. Slatkin. Enjoyment of Art in America: A Survey of the Permanent Collections of Paintings, Sculpture, Ceramics & Decorative Arts in American and Canadian Museums: Being an Introduction to the Masterpieces of Art from Prehistoric to Modern Times. Philadelphia and New York, 1942: 291, pl. 282, as by Andrea del Verrocchio.
- 1944
- Frankfurter, Alfred M. The Kress Collection in the National Gallery. New York, 1944: 31, repro., as by Andrea del Verrochio.
- 1945
- Paintings and Sculpture from the Kress Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1945 (reprinted 1947, 1949): 53, repro., as by Andrea del Verrocchio.
- 1949
- Ragghianti, Carlo L. “La Collezione S. H. Kress nella National Gallery of Art.” Critica d’Arte 8, no. 1 (May 1949): 81-82, as by Botticelli.
- 1953
- Zeri, Federico. "Il Maestro dell'Annunciazione Gardner." Bollettino d'Arte 38, no. 2 (1953): 135.
- 1959
- Passavant, Günter. Andrea Verrocchio als Maler. Dusseldorf, 1959: 97-98, 108, repro.
- 1960
- Martini, Alberto. “Ipotesi leonardesca per la ‘Madonna’ Ruskin.” Arte Figurativa 8 (1960): 39 n. 6.
- 1961
- Berenson, Bernard. I disegni dei pittori fiorentini, 3 vols. Milan, 1961: 1:90.
- 1963
- Berenson, Bernard. Italian Pictures of the Renaissance. Florentine School. 2 vols. London, 1963: 1:212.
- 1965
- Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 136.
- 1966
- Gemaldegalerie. Verzeichnis der ausgestellten Gemälde des 13. bis 18. Jahrhunderts im Museum Dahlem. Berlin, 1966: 126.
- 1966
- Shapley, Fern Rusk. Paintings from the Samuel H. Kress Collection: Italian Schools, XIII-XV Century. London, 1966: 118, fig. 322.
- 1968
- Berenson, Bernard. Italian Pictures of the Renaissance. Central Italian and North Italian Schools. 3 vols. London, 1968: 1:24. 2:pl.729.
- 1968
- National Gallery of Art. European Paintings and Sculpture, Illustrations. Washington, 1968: 123, repro.
- 1969
- Passavant, Günter. Verrocchio. Sculptures, Paintings and Drawings. London, 1969: 45, 187, fig. 132
- 1971
- Seymour, Charles. The Sculpture of Verrocchio. Greenwich, CT, 1971: 27, 171-172.
- 1972
- Fredericksen, Burton B., and Federico Zeri. Census of Pre-Nineteenth Century Italian Paintings in North American Public Collections. Cambridge, MA, 1972: 210, 646, 664.
- 1975
- European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 366, repro.
- 1976
- Fowles, Edward. Memories of Duveen Brothers. London, 1976: 134, as by Andrea del Verrocchio.
- 1979
- Secrest, Meryle. Being Bernard Berenson. New York, 1979: 244, 261.
- 1979
- Shapley, Fern Rusk. Catalogue of the Italian Paintings. 2 vols. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1979: 1:534-535; 2:pl. 370, as Style of Andrea del Verrocchio.
- 1980
- Ragghianti, Carlo L. “Galleria di Washington.” Critica d’Arte 45, nos. 154-156 (1980): 219, as by Botticelli.
- 1985
- European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 424, repro.
- 1987
- Hadley, Rollin van N., ed. Berenson, Bernard, and Isabella Stewart Gardner. The Letters of Bernard Berenson and Isabella Stewart Gardner 1887-1924. Boston, 1987: 649
- 1987
- Samuels, Ernest, and Jayne Newcomer. Bernard Berenson: The Making of a Legend. Cambridge, MA, and London, 1987: 202.
- 1991
- Adorno, Piero. Il Verrocchio. Nuove proposte nella civilità artistica del tempo di Lorenzo il Magnifico. Florence, 1991: 285 n. 9.
- 2003
- Boskovits, Miklós, and David Alan Brown, et al. Italian Paintings of the Fifteenth Century. The Systematic Catalogue of the National Gallery of Art. Washington, D.C., 2003: 671-674, color repro.
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