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Imitator of Andrea della Robbia (figure); Probably Italian 16th Century (framing garland)

Saint Peter, c. 1900/1925 (figure); c. 1550 (framing garland)

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Medium

glazed terracotta

Dimensions

overall: 95 x 55 cm (37 3/8 x 21 5/8 in.)

framed: 170.2 x 101.6 x 14 cm (67 x 40 x 5 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Samuel H. Kress Collection

Accession Number

1939.1.329

Artists / Makers

Andrea della Robbia (sculptor) Florentine, 1435 - 1525

Italian 16th Century (sculptor)

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Provenance

(Count Alessandro Contini Bonacossi, Rome); sold October 1927 to Samuel H. Kress [1863-1955], New York;[1] gift 1939 to NGA.

[1] The bill of sale for paintings, maiolica, furniture, antique velvets, and several sculptures, including a "Della Robbia -- St. Peter with fruit frame," is dated 5 October 1927 (copy in NGA curatorial files).

Associated Names

Contini Bonacossi, Alessandro, Count
Kress Foundation, Samuel H.
Kress, Samuel H.

Bibliography

1941: Preliminary Catalogue of Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1941: 231, no. A-33.

1942: Book of Illustrations. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1942: 254, repro. 234.

1965: Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 166.

1968: National Gallery of Art. European Paintings and Sculpture, Illustrations. Washington, 1968: 146, repro.

1976: Middeldorf, Ulrich. Sculptures from the Samuel H. Kress Collection: European Schools XIV-XIX Century. London, 1976: 38.

1994: Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: 197, repro.