Provenance

Mrs. Ruth Blumka

German, c. 1920 - 1994

Explore Selected Works

Italian 19th Century, Italian 20th Century, Sigismondo Malatesta and Isotta degli Atti [obverse], 1800/1920, bronze, Gift of Lois and Anthony Blumka in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Robert O. Earl, 1995.28.1.a

Sigismondo Malatesta and Isotta degli Atti [obverse]

Italian 19th Century, Italian 20th Century · 1800/1920 · bronze ·  Accession ID  1995.28.1.a

Italian 19th Century, Italian 20th Century, Shield with the Malatesta Arms in a Wreath [reverse], 1800/1920, bronze, Gift of Lois and Anthony Blumka in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Robert O. Earl, 1995.28.1.b

Shield with the Malatesta Arms in a Wreath [reverse]

Italian 19th Century, Italian 20th Century · 1800/1920 · bronze ·  Accession ID  1995.28.1.b

Gaetano Albertazi, Hand Bell, late 15th century or first quarter 16th century, bronze, Gift of Justin Nasatir in memory of his mother Victoria, 1993.43.1

Hand Bell

Gaetano Albertazi · late 15th century or first quarter 16th century · bronze ·  Accession ID  1993.43.1

North Italian 17th Century, Bowl with a Shield of Arms and Vine Scrolls, c. 1600/1650, bronze, Gift of Ruth Blumka in memory of her daughter Vicki Blumka, through the continued friendship of Douglas Lewis, 1991.70.1

Bowl with a Shield of Arms and Vine Scrolls

North Italian 17th Century · c. 1600/1650 · bronze ·  Accession ID  1991.70.1

Central Italian 16th Century, The Holy Family with the Infant Saint John, probably second half 16th century, bronze with traces of gilding, Gift of Kimberly Nasatir in memory of her mother Victoria, 1993.43.2

The Holy Family with the Infant Saint John

Central Italian 16th Century · probably second half 16th century · bronze with traces of gilding ·  Accession ID  1993.43.2

Bibliography

1994

  • Reif, Rita. "Ruth BLumka, 74, an Art Dealer and Donor to Many Museums," The New York Times, 12 October 1994

2006

  • Moonan, Wendy. "A Family's Affair with the Renaissance," The New York Times, 27 January 2006.