Ribbon Meander Frieze (from the church of San Baudelio near Berlanga)
Medium/TechniqueFresco secco transferred to canvas
DimensionsOverall: 63 x 380 cm (24 13/16 x 149 5/8 in.)
Credit LineMaria Antoinette Evans Fund
Accession number27.785b
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ProvenanceFrom the 12th century until about 1922/1926, the church of San Baudelio de Berlanga, Berlanga de Duero, Spain (original commission); 1922, frescoes acquired by Léon Levi (dealer); about 1922/1926, frescoes removed from Spain, possibly to London, and transferred to canvas [see note 1]; 1927, with Gabriel Dereppe, New York [see note 2]; 1927, sold by Dereppe to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 17, 1927)
NOTES:
[1] See Mojmir S. Frinta, "The Frescoes from San Baudelio de Berlanga," Gesta, 1964. [2] Dereppe was a dealer who worked with Demotte and Co., Paris. Through him, the frescoes from San Baudelio de Berlanga were dispersed among several museums.
NOTES:
[1] See Mojmir S. Frinta, "The Frescoes from San Baudelio de Berlanga," Gesta, 1964. [2] Dereppe was a dealer who worked with Demotte and Co., Paris. Through him, the frescoes from San Baudelio de Berlanga were dispersed among several museums.
Unidentified artist, Spanish (Castilian), 12th century
Unidentified artist, Spanish (Castilian), 12th century
Unidentified artist, Spanish (Catalan), 12th century
1150–1200
Unidentified artist, French, 12th century
Unidentified artist, French, 12th century
Unidentified artist, Byzantine, 12th–14th centuries
Unidentified artist, Byzantine, 12th–14th centuries
Unidentified artist, Italian (Venetian), 18th century
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