Hand Bell

late 15th century or first quarter 16th century

Gaetano Albertazi

Sculptor, Italian, possibly active 15th or early 16th century

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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Blumka Gallery, New York), at least from 1980;[1] gift 1993 to NGA.
[1] Blumka Gallery lent the bell to a 1980 exhibition at the Allentown Art Museum, Pennsylvania. It was published in the catalogue as "provenance: unknown."

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1980

  • Beyond Nobility: Art for the Private Citizen in the Early Renaissance. Allentown Art Museum, 1980-1981, no. 59 (cat. by Ellen Callmann).

Bibliography

1992

  • Callmann, Ellen. "Albertazi, Gaetano." In Allgemeines Künstler-Lexikon: Die bildenden Künstler aller Zeiten und Völker. Multiple vols. Munich and Leipzig, 1992-[unfinished], 1992: 2:64.

Inscriptions

around center in band: GAETANO ALBERTAZI FECE

Wikidata ID

Q63860841


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