Bust of a Man, first half 16th century

Not on View

Medium

bronze

Dimensions

overall: 20.2 x 17.5 x 9.5 cm (7 15/16 x 6 7/8 x 3 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Widener Collection

Accession Number

1942.9.136

Artists / Makers

North Italian 16th Century (artist)

Image Use

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Provenance

Capel-Cure Collection, London. (Lowengard, Paris); sold 23 August 1905 to Peter A.B. Widener, Lynnewood Hall, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania;[1] inheritance from Estate of Peter A.B. Widener by gift through power of appointment of Joseph E. Widener, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania; gift 1942 to NGA.

[1] Provenance according to Widener card file in NGA curatorial records.

Associated Names

Capel-Cure
Lowengard
Widener, Joseph E.
Widener, Peter Arrell Brown

Bibliography

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

1948: Paintings and Sculpture from the Widener Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1948 (reprinted 1959): 148, repro.

1983: Wilson, Carolyn C. Renaissance Small Bronze Sculpture and Associated Decorative Arts at the National Gallery of Art. Washington, 1983: 140.

1994: Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: 159, repro.