Madonna and Child
Alceo Dossena
(Italian, 1878–1937)
early 20th century
Object PlaceItaly
Medium/TechniqueWood; polychrome wood
Dimensions134 cm (52 3/4 in.)
Credit LineBartlett Collection—Museum purchase with funds from the Francis Bartlett Donation of 1912
Accession number27.212
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
Provenance20th century, created by Alceo Dossena (b. 1878 - d. 1937) [see note 1]; sold as a sculpture by Simone Martini (Italian, b. about 1284 - d. 1344), probably by Dossena's dealers, Alfredo Fasoli and Alfredo Pallesi, Rome, to Elia Volpi (b. 1858 - d. 1938), Florence; 1927, sold by Volpi to the MFA for $30,750. (Accession Date: April 7, 1927)
NOTES:
[1] Alceo Dossena produced imitations of Renaissance and antique sculpture, which were sold by the Roman dealers Alfredo Fasoli and Alfredo Pallesi as authentic (also see MFA accession no. 24. 150). The sculpture was accessioned as a work by the Sienese sculptor Vecchietta (b. 1410 - d. 1480). In 1928 the press exposed the fraudulent practices of Fasoli and Pallesi. For more information, see Roberta Ferrazza, "Alceo Dossena e i falsi d'autore," in Palazzo Davanzati e le collezioni di Elia Volpi (Florence, 1994), pp. 223-254.
NOTES:
[1] Alceo Dossena produced imitations of Renaissance and antique sculpture, which were sold by the Roman dealers Alfredo Fasoli and Alfredo Pallesi as authentic (also see MFA accession no. 24. 150). The sculpture was accessioned as a work by the Sienese sculptor Vecchietta (b. 1410 - d. 1480). In 1928 the press exposed the fraudulent practices of Fasoli and Pallesi. For more information, see Roberta Ferrazza, "Alceo Dossena e i falsi d'autore," in Palazzo Davanzati e le collezioni di Elia Volpi (Florence, 1994), pp. 223-254.
18th century
18th century
1525–50
late 18th century
about 1514
