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Primavera
Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri) (Italian (Bolognese), 1591–1666)
Medium/Technique
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
229.9 x 181 cm (90 1/2 x 71 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Charles Potter Kling Fund
Accession Number1986.61
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsPaintings
ProvenanceBy 1919, George Gardner (d. 1939) [see note 1]; 1939, at Gardner's death, to Gardner's House at the Children's Hospital; 1986, sold by Children's Hospital to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 16, 1986)
NOTES:
[1] according to notes in curatorial file, Mr. Gardner gave the painting to the MFA in 1919, although it continued to hang in the Gardner's residence until the late 1930s. Following Mr. Gardner's death in 1939, the painting was bequeathed to the Children's Hospital with the MFA's approval.
NOTES:
[1] according to notes in curatorial file, Mr. Gardner gave the painting to the MFA in 1919, although it continued to hang in the Gardner's residence until the late 1930s. Following Mr. Gardner's death in 1939, the painting was bequeathed to the Children's Hospital with the MFA's approval.