Incense Burner

c. 1560/1580

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West Building Ground Floor, Gallery G19

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 51.4 x 26 cm (20 1/4 x 10 1/4 in.)
    overall (diameter of base): 18.7 cm (7 3/8 in.)

  • Accession

    1942.9.139

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Elia Volpi [1858-1938], Davanzati Palace, Florence; (his sale, American Art Association, New York, 21-25 and 27-28 November 1916, 1st day, no. 85); purchased by (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London, New York, and Paris) for Joseph E. Widener; inheritance from Estate of Peter A.B. Widener by gift through power of appointment of Joseph E. Widener, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, after purchase by funds of the Estate; gift 1942 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1985

  • Natur und Antike in der Renaissance, Städtische Galerie Liebieghaus, Frankfurt am Main, Federal Republic of Germany, 1985-1986, no. 229.

Bibliography

1942

  • Works of Art from the Widener Collection. Foreword by David Finley and John Walker. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1942: 9, as by Riccio.

1993

  • Ferrazza, Roberta. Palazzo Davanzati e le collezioni di Elia Volpi. Florence, 1993: 164 fig. 152, 166, 215 n. 49.

1994

  • Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: 236, repro.

Wikidata ID

Q63810057

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