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Virgin and Child

Scheggia (Giovanni di ser Giovanni Guidi) (Italian (Florentine), 1407–after 1480)

Medium/Technique Oil on panel
Dimensions 127 x 64.13 cm (50 x 25 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Mary Anne Bodecker, Christopher Weld, Edric Amory Weld, Jr., and Kent Mackey Weld in memory of their father, Edric Amory Weld, Sr.
Accession Number1994.391
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsPaintings

ProvenanceBy 1927, Rev. Edric Amory Weld (b. 1899 - d. 1977), Santa Barbara, CA and Dublin, NH [see note 1]; by inheritance through his wife, Gertrude Mackey Weld (b. 1900 - d. 1978), to their children, Mary Anne Bodecker, Christopher Weld, Edric Amory Weld, Jr., and Kent Mackey Weld; 1994, year-end gift of Mary Anne Bodecker, Christopher Weld, Edric Amory Weld, Jr., and Kent Mackey Weld to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 26, 1995)

NOTES:
[1] He first lent the painting to the MFA on June 22, 1927 (loan number: 272.27), at which time it was attributed to Neri di Bicci.