Walnut Stool (Sgabello), Carved and Gilded

c. 1540/1560

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gilded walnut

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 30.8 x 97.8 x 52.4 cm (12 1/8 x 38 1/2 x 20 5/8 in.)

  • Accession

    1942.9.362


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Possibly Ducal Palace, Gubbio. Marquis Fonti, Gubbio; acquired by Professor Elia Volpi [1858-1938], Florence; inheritance from Estate of Peter A.B. Widener by gift through power of appointment of Joseph E. Widener, Elkins Park after purchase 28 December 1917 by funds of the estate; gift 1942 to NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1942

  • Works of Art from the Widener Collection. Foreword by David Finley and John Walker. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1942: 15.

Wikidata ID

Q62758176


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