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The Temptation of St Benedict: PD.19-1996

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Object information

Current Location: Gallery 7 (Courtauld)

Titles

The Temptation of St Benedict

Maker(s)

Painter: Allori, Alessandro

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Notes

History note: W. Cornwallis West, M.P.; ffrench sale, Robinson and Fisher, London, 22 Apirl 1937, (175) as Bronzino (St Jerome in a Landscape); Sotheby's, 16 November 1955, lot 62? as Paul Bril; with the Arcade Gallery (Paul Wengraf), from whom bought by Gorley Putt, 1959

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Samuel Gorley Putt

Measurements and weight

Height: 40.8 cm
Width: 59.3 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1996) by Gorley Putt, Samuel

Dating

Production date: ? AD 1587

School or Style

Italian
Florentine School

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Oil paint

Components of the work

Support composed of canvas

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Oil on canvas

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: A.D.-MDLXXXVII[?}/ ALEXANDER BRONZINUS / ALLORIUS FECIT
  • Location: Right of centre
  • Type: Signature

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.19-1996
Primary reference Number: 893
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 8 March 2024 Last processed: Friday 25 October 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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