Saint Anne with the Virgin and the Christ Child

c. 1511/1515

Master of Frankfurt

Artist, Netherlandish, c. 1460 - active 1520s

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On View

West Building Main Floor, Gallery 41-A


Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on panel

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney K. Lafoon

  • Dimensions

    painted surface: 72.5 x 56.7 cm (28 9/16 x 22 5/16 in.)
    overall (panel): 73.5 x 57.5 cm (28 15/16 x 22 5/8 in.)
    framed: 84.5 x 70.5 x 6.4 cm (33 1/4 x 27 3/4 x 2 1/2 in.)

  • Accession

    1976.67.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Private collection, Budapest; purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Sidney K. Lafoon, Washington, D.C., by or shortly before 1954; gift 1976 to NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1982

  • Hoenigswald, Ann. "Saint Anne with the Virgin and the Christ Child. Technical Investigation and Treatment." Studies in the History of Art 12 (1982): 55-65, figs. 1-8.

  • Hand, John Oliver. "Saint Anne with the Virgin and the Christ Child by the Master of Frankfurt," Studies in the History of Art 12 (1982): 43-52, figs. 1, 6.

1983

  • Goddard, Stephen. "The Master of Frankfurt and his Shop." Ph.D. dissertation, University of Iowa, Iowa City, 1983: 110-111, 153-154, 389, no. 78, fig. 136.

1985

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 253, repro.

1986

  • Hand, John Oliver and Martha Wolff. Early Netherlandish Painting. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, 1986: 151-154, repro. 153.

Wikidata ID

Q20175280


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