1934.106: The Sacrifice of Aaron(?)

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1934.106

People

Unidentified Artist
Previously Benvenuto Cellini, Italian (1500 - 1571)
Previously attributed to Benvenuto Cellini, Italian (1500 - 1571)

Title

The Sacrifice of Aaron(?)

Classification

Sculpture

Work Type

relief, sculpture

Date

1575-1600

Places

Creation Place: Europe, Netherlands

Culture

Italian

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/230958

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Unpatinated brass

Dimensions

12.2 x 21 x 0.6 cm (4 13/16 x 8 1/4 x 1/4 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: on reverse, handwritten in red paint:: L.581.1

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Stefano Bardini, Florence, sold [through his sale, Christie's, London, 1902]; to H.O. Watson, New York, NY, sold [through his sale, no. 132]; to Grenville L. Winthrop, New York, NY, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1934.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Grenville L. Winthrop, Class of 1886

Accession Year

1934

Object Number

1934.106

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Publication History

• Signor Stefano Bardini Collection, auct. cat., Christie's, London (London, England, May 1902), no. 132, repr. pl. 9
• Ingrid S. Weber, Deutsche, Niederländische und Französische Renaissanceplaketten, 1500-1650, Bruckmann Verlag (Munich, 1975), pp. 308-309, under no. 710

Exhibition History

• Unidentified exhibition, Lawrence University, 1936, Lawrence University, Appleton, 11/23/1936 - 01/18/1937
• 32Q: 2540 Renaissance, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 04/20/2017 - 08/31/2017

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