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Virgin adoring the Child: M.10

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Virgin adoring the Child

Maker(s)

Painter: Botticini, Francesco

Entities

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Notes

History note: Willliam Earl of Dudley, (1817-85), by 1854, as Domenico Ghirlandaio; his (anonymous) sale, Christie's, 7 April 1876 (125)

Measurements and weight

Height: 71.5 cm
Width: 47.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

School or Style

Italian
Florentine School

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Egg tempera
Gold

Components of the work

Support composed of panel (wood) ( semicircular top)

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Tempera with gold on panel

References and bibliographic entries

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Identification numbers

Accession number: M.10
Primary reference Number: 143
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 13 September 2023 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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