Walnut Savonarola Chair with Letters G.M.

c. 1520/1540

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West Building Main Floor, Gallery 22

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    walnut

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 73.3 x 100.6 x 66.3 cm (28 7/8 x 39 5/8 x 26 1/8 in.)

  • Accession

    1942.9.392

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Elia Volpi [1858-1938], Davanzati Palace, Florence; (his sale, American Art Association, New York, 21-25 and 27-28 November 1916, no. 355); purchased by (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London, New York, and Paris). Carl W. Hamilton [1886-1967], New York. Inheritance from Estate of Peter A.B. Widener by gift through power of appointment of Joseph E. Widener, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, after purchase in 1926 by funds of the Estate; gift 1942 to NGA

Associated Names

Bibliography

1942

  • Works of Art from the Widener Collection. Foreword by David Finley and John Walker. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1942: 17.

1993

  • Ferrazza, Roberta. Palazzo Davanzati e le collezioni di Elia Volpi. Florence, 1993: 268.

Wikidata ID

Q62236248

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