1927.302: Massacre of the Innocents, after Matteo di Giovanni

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1927.302

People

George Hawley Hallowell, American (Boston, MA 1871-1926 Boston, MA)
After Matteo di Giovanni, Italian

Title

Massacre of the Innocents, after Matteo di Giovanni

Other Titles

Alternate Title: Copy of Matteo da Siena's "Massacre of the Innocents"

Classification

Drawings

Work Type

drawing

Date

1899-1900

Culture

American

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/306413

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Watercolor, metallic paint and graphite on illustration board

Dimensions

42.4 x 31.1 cm (16 11/16 x 12 1/4 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: u.l., graphite: also silver swords
• stamp: old mount, now in curatorial file, black ink, stamped: George H. Hallowell / Arlington Heights, Mass
• inscription: old mount, now in curatorial file, black ink: From Matteo da Siena / Geo. H Hallowell
• inscription: old mount, now in curatorial file, graphite: [encircled:] 43
• inscription: old mount? see photocopy in curatorial file, black ink?: glass / 12 1/4 x 17 / George H. Hallowell / of / Matteo da Siena / 1900

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Presumably from the artist to his sister, Harriet Hallowell; her gift to Fogg Art Museum, 1927.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Miss Harriet Hallowell

Accession Year

1927

Object Number

1927.302

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Contact

am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Exhibition History

• 32Q: 2540 Renaissance, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/09/2024 - 03/17/2025

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