Madonna and Child with a Kneeling Angel; verso: Madonna and Child
DrawingsItalian16th century

Madonna and Child with a Kneeling Angel; verso: Madonna and Child

c. 1500

Artists

Fra Bartolommeo della PortaArtist
Classification
Drawings
Medium
Brown ink on off-white antique laid paper; verso: black chalk
Culture
Italian
Century
16th century
Division
European and American Art
Department
Department of Drawings

Dimensions

15 x 20 cm (5 7/8 x 7 7/8 in.) framed: 37.5 x 42 x 4.5 cm (14 3/4 x 16 9/16 x 1 3/4 in.)

Provenance

[William Mayor, London (Lugt 2799)]. Edward John Poynter, London (Lugt 874), sold [Sotheby’s, London, April 24-25, 1918, lot 12] to; [M. Knoedler & Co., New York] sold; to Paul J. Sachs, 1919, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1965

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