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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1930.46
People
Unidentified Artist
Title
Madonna and Child and Seven Scenes from the Life of Christ
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Our Lady of the Passion with Seven Scenes from the Life of Christ
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
icon
Date
1775-1800
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Russia, Moscow
Culture
Russian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/229128

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Painted wood with brass overlay, gilt Madonna and Child in centre of panel
Dimensions
31.9 x 27 x 2.9 cm (12 9/16 x 10 5/8 x 1 1/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • manufacturer's mark: stamped: [B dot A-- unknown silversmith 1760-1794; or A dot B-- unknown silversmith 1792-1798; see #2152 and #2084 from Postnikova-Losseva, M.M., Platonova, N.G., Ulianova, B.L. "Orfeverie et la Bijouterie au XV - XX ss. [Territoire de l'URSS]", Moscow, Edition "NAUKA", 1983]
  • manufacturer's mark: stamped: [A dot O over B in trefoil stamp-- assayer's mark, 1777-1789-- see #2135 from Postnikova-Losseva, M.M., Platonova, N.G., Ulianova, B.L. "Orfeverie et la Bijouterie au XV - XX ss. [Territoire de l'URSS]", Moscow, Edition "NAUKA", 1983]
  • manufacturer's mark: stamped: [St. Georg slaying the dragon silhouetted-- Moscow mark-- see #1990 or #1994 from Postnikova-Losseva, M.M., Platonova, N.G., Ulianova, B.L. "Orfeverie et la Bijouterie au XV - XX ss. [Territoire de l'URSS]", Moscow, Edition "NAUKA", 1983]
  • inscription: reverse of panel, l.l., red paint, handwritten: L.1696.4

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Philip M. Lydig, Purchased in Russia, 1917, Bequest to Fogg Art Museum, 1930.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Philip M. Lydig
Accession Year
1930
Object Number
1930.46
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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