Virgin and Child

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

Medium/TechniqueOil on panel

Dimensions127 x 64.13 cm (50 x 25 1/4 in.)

Credit LineGift 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

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ClassificationsPaintings

Collections

Europe

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.