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Virgin and Child with an Angel
Attributed to: Luca Signorelli (Italian (Tuscany), about 1450–1523)
Formerly attributed to: Piero della Francesca (Italian, born about 1415–died in 1492)
Formerly attributed to: Piero della Francesca (Italian, born about 1415–died in 1492)
about 1470–75
Medium/Technique
Tempera and oil on panel
Dimensions
59 x 40.6 cm (23 1/4 x 16 in.)
Credit Line
Maria Antoinette Evans Fund
Accession Number22.697
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsPaintings
ProvenanceMenchetti (possibly the dealer Raffaele Menchetti), Rome; sold by Menchetti to an anonymous dealer, England [see note 1]. By 1921, private collection, London [see note 2]. By 1922, Galleria Lino Pesaro, Milan; 1922, sold by Galleria Lino Pesaro to the MFA for $37,985. (Accession Date: November 2, 1922)
NOTES:
[1] According to Tom Henry and Laurence Kanter, Luca Signorelli: The Complete Paintings (New York, 2002), p. 257, cat. no. App. 2. The name Menchetti was first published by Roberto Longhi, Piero della Francesca (London and New York, 1930), p. 155. [2] Published by Adolfo Venturi, Piero della Francesca (Florence, 1921-1922), pp. 71-72, cat. no. 3 as in a private collection, London. The painting was acquired by the MFA as a work by Piero della Francesca.
NOTES:
[1] According to Tom Henry and Laurence Kanter, Luca Signorelli: The Complete Paintings (New York, 2002), p. 257, cat. no. App. 2. The name Menchetti was first published by Roberto Longhi, Piero della Francesca (London and New York, 1930), p. 155. [2] Published by Adolfo Venturi, Piero della Francesca (Florence, 1921-1922), pp. 71-72, cat. no. 3 as in a private collection, London. The painting was acquired by the MFA as a work by Piero della Francesca.