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The Entombment of the Virgin; (left) St Bartholomew; (right) A female Saint: 2323

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Entombment of the Virgin; (left) St Bartholomew; (right) A female Saint

Maker(s)

Painter: Giovanni di Paolo

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Description

Panel from a predella

Notes

History note: J.A. Ramboux (1796-1866), Cologne; his sale, Cologne, J.M. Heberle, 23 May 1867 (127), bt. Professor Dr Alexander Schnütgen; by his foundation gift, to the Schnütgen Museum, Cologne, 1906, whence it passed to the Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Cologne (no. WRM 722); sold to M. Andriessen, Haarlem, 1934; H. Burg, Haarlem

Legal notes

Bought from the S.G. Perceval Fund.

Measurements and weight

Height: 18.4 cm
Width: 46.7 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1938) by Burg, H.

Dating

Circa 1450 - 1460

School or Style

Italian
Sienese School

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Egg tempera
Gold

Components of the work

Support composed of panel (wood)

Techniques used in production

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

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Identification numbers

Accession number: 2323
Primary reference Number: 413
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 22 September 2022 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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