Assumption and Coronation of the Virgin
Francesco di Giorgio
(1439–1502)
15th century?
Object PlaceSiena, Italy
Medium/TechniqueMetal; bronze
Dimensions47.63 x 33.02 cm (18 3/4 x 13 in.)
Credit LineArthur Tracy Cabot Fund
Accession number55.620
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
ProvenanceHenri Cernuschi (b. 1821 - d. 1896), Paris. By 1910, J. Pierpont Morgan (b. 1837 - d. 1913), New York [see note 1]; sold from the Morgan collection to Duveen Brothers, London and New York [see note 2]; 1955, sold by Duveen to the MFA for $9000. (Accession Date: October 20, 1955)
NOTES:
[1] See Wilhelm von Bode, Catalogue of the J. Pierpont Morgan Collection: Bronzes of the Renaissance and Subsequent Periods (1910), p. 24, cat. no. 85.
[2] The exact date of sale is not known, although Duveen acquired a number of objects directly from Morgan's collection shortly after his death. A letter from Edward Fowles of Duveen to Leo Planiscig (February 26, 1949; Duveen Brothers Records, Getty Research Institute, Box 242, folder 50) states that the sculpture "came from the Morgan collection many years ago." When Duveen sold the relief to the MFA, it was attributed to Francesco di Giorgio.
NOTES:
[1] See Wilhelm von Bode, Catalogue of the J. Pierpont Morgan Collection: Bronzes of the Renaissance and Subsequent Periods (1910), p. 24, cat. no. 85.
[2] The exact date of sale is not known, although Duveen acquired a number of objects directly from Morgan's collection shortly after his death. A letter from Edward Fowles of Duveen to Leo Planiscig (February 26, 1949; Duveen Brothers Records, Getty Research Institute, Box 242, folder 50) states that the sculpture "came from the Morgan collection many years ago." When Duveen sold the relief to the MFA, it was attributed to Francesco di Giorgio.
Francesco di Giorgio Martini
about 1469–72
Francesco di Simone Ferrucci
Niccolò di Forzore Spinelli (called Niccolò Fiorentino)
Possible reproduction of about 1480–1500 original
