Virgin and Child with an Angel
Luca Signorelli
(Italian (Tuscany), about 1450–1523)
follower of
Piero della Francesca
(Italian, born about 1415–died in 1492)
about 1470–75
Medium/TechniqueTempera and oil on panel
Dimensions59 x 40.6 cm (23 1/4 x 16 in.)
Credit LineMaria Antoinette Evans Fund
Accession number22.697
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPaintings
Collections
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.
Francesco Signorelli
Unidentified artist, Russian (Palekh School), 18th century
Francesco del Cossa
Third quarter of the 15th century
Giovanni Battista Bertucci
Unidentified artist, British, second quarter 16th century