Walnut Table with Herms and Sphinxes at the Ends

second half 16th century

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West Building Main Floor, Gallery 37

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    walnut, oak, beech, and maple

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 155 x 87.7 x 91.1 cm (61 x 34 1/2 x 35 7/8 in.)

  • Accession

    1942.9.367

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frédéric Spitzer [1815-1890], Paris; (his estate sale, at his residence by Chevallier and Mannheim, Paris, 17 April -16 June 1893, no. 191). Possibly (Stefano Bardini [1836-1922], Florence). (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London, New York, and Paris); purchased 5 December 1900 by Peter A.B. Widener, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania;[1] inheritance from the Estate of Peter A B. Widener by gift through power of appointment of Joseph E. Widener, Elkins Park, 1942.
[1] Widener collection records in NGA curatorial files.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1942

  • Works of Art from the Widener Collection. Foreword by David Finley and John Walker. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1942: 16.

Wikidata ID

Q62131134

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