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European Art
Artist: Francesco di Giorgio Martini, Italian, 1439–1502
Virgin and Child with Angels and Cherubim
ca. 1490
Cartapesta [papier mache] relief on a poplar support
126 x 82.8 x 11.5 cm (49 5/8 x 32 5/8 x 4 ½ in) overall
Maitland F. Griggs, B.A. 1896, Fund and Leonard C. Hanna, Jr., Class of 1913, Fund
2021.75.1
Status:
On view
Culture:
Italy, Siena
Period:
15th century
Classification:
Sculpture
Provenance:
Art Market, Lucerne, Switzerland, 1925 (according to Bode, 1925)
Jakob Goldschmidt (1882-1955), Berlin
Hugo Helbing auktion, Frankfurt-am-Main, 23 June 1936, lot 68 (forced sale), where purchased by
Dr. Irmgard Freiin von Lemmers-Danforth (1892-1984), by whom donated to
The city of Wetzlar, Germany, for exhibition in the Palais Papius, Wetzlar
Restituted to the heirs of Jacob Goldschmidt, 2020, by whom sold at
Sotheby’s, London, 5 December 2020, lot 29, where purchased by
Benappi Fine Art
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.