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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1977.130
People
School of Andrea Riccio (Andrea Briosco), Italian (Trent 1470 - 1532 Padua)
Title
The Entombment of Christ
Classification
Plaques
Work Type
plaque
Date
c. 1500-1510
Culture
Italian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/227827

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Technique
Cast, lost-wax process
Dimensions
11.7 x 16.2 x 1.6 cm (4 5/8 x 6 3/8 x 5/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • label: reverse, black ink, printed: 118
  • label: reverse, black ink, handwritten: [55?]
  • label: reverse, paper: [gummed label, perforated quartered circle]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Therese Kuhn (Mrs. Herbert N.) Straus, New York, NY, Purchased in Rome, 1927, Bequest to the Fogg Art Museum, 1977. Mrs. Straus's acquisition noted in will.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Therese Kuhn Straus in memory of her husband, Herbert N. Straus
Accession Year
1977
Object Number
1977.130
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • Ancient to Modern, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/31/2012 - 06/01/2013

Verification Level

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