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Provenance & Descriptions of Moretto da Brescia's Lady in White, Essays (high school) of Business Demography and Environmental Studies

National Gallery of Art CollectionRenaissance ArtPortraitureItalian Art

Information about a painting titled 'portrait of a lady in white' by moretto da brescia, including its dimensions, location, provenance, and various expert opinions. The painting is currently housed in the national gallery of art in washington, d.c., and was once part of the rocca collection in como, italy. Details about the painting's acquisition history, as well as various reports and summaries from experts such as berenson, marle, perkins, venturi, burroughs, and suida. The document also includes records of condition reports and examinations.

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  • When was the 'Portrait of a Lady in White' painting acquired by the National Gallery of Art?
  • What expert opinions are mentioned in the document regarding the 'Portrait of a Lady in White' painting?
  • Who owned the 'Portrait of a Lady in White' painting before it was acquired by the National Gallery of Art?

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Download Provenance & Descriptions of Moretto da Brescia's Lady in White and more Essays (high school) Business Demography and Environmental Studies in PDF only on Docsity! Moretto da Brescia, 1498-1554 Portrait of a Lady in White TYPE OF OBJECT Painting DIMENSIONS 106.4 x 87.6 cm (41 7/8 x 34 1/2 in) LOCATION National Gallery of Art, Washington, District of Columbia KRESS CATALOGUE NUMBER K421 IDENTIFIER 1686 ARTIST Moretto da Brescia, 1498-1554 NATIONALITY Italian DATE c. 1540 MEDIUM oil on canvas PROVENANCE Rocca collection, Como, Italy. [1] (Count Alessandro Contini-Bonacossi [1878-1955], Florence and Rome); sold 1936 to the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, New York; [2] gift 1939 to NGA. [1] According to Kress records in NGA curatorial files. [2] According to Fern Rusk Shapley, Catalogue of the Italian Paintings, Washington, National Gallery of Art, 1979, vol. 1, p. 335-336. KRESS COLLECTION DIGITAL ARCHIVE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART, WASHINGTON, DC, GALLERY ARCHIVES Page 1 ACCESSION NUMBER 1939.1.230 KRESS NUMBER 421 PICHETTO NUMBER 8930 LEGACY NGA NUMBER 341 1 ACQUISITION Contini Bonacossi, Alessandro, June 1, 1936 [1] 1 DISTRIBUTION Gift to National Gallery of Art, June 29, 1939 EXTERNAL LINKS Related Collection Record https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.371.html Related National Gallery of Art Library Image Collections Record https://library.nga.gov/permalink/01NGA_INST/1p5jkvq/alma99136593804896 12 ARCHIVAL ITEMS K0421 - Expert opinion by Berenson, circa 1920s-1950s K0421 - Expert opinion by Marle, circa 1920s-1930s K0421 - Expert opinion by Perkins, circa 1920s-1940s KRESS COLLECTION DIGITAL ARCHIVE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART, WASHINGTON, DC, GALLERY ARCHIVES Page 2
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