Pax with the Man of Sorrows; Lunette with Madonna and Child
late 15th century
Artist

Artwork overview
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Medium
nielloed silver partly gilded
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
framed: 16.2 × 12.1 cm (6 3/8 × 4 3/4 in.)
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Accession
1961.9.181
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Possibly Trivulzio Collection, Milan; (Alessandro Contini Bonacossi, 1878-1955, Rome and Florence); [1] purchased 26 June 1935 by Samuel H. Kress (1863-1955), New York; gift 27 September 1950 to the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, New York;[2] gift 1961 to NGA.
[1] The bill of sale included sculptures, maiolicas, furniture, antique velvets, paintings, and enamels, for a total of one hundred objects. Copy in NGA curatorial files. See also The Kress Collection Digital Archive, (https://kress.nga.gov/Detail/acquisitions/ACQ143).
[2] An affidavit of 21 August 1956 by Herbert L. Spencer, executive director, Samuel H. Kress Foundation, states the Trivulzio collection of nielli and enamels were given by Samuel H. Kress to the Foundation on 27 September 1950; original in National Gallery of Art Archives. Secretary and General Counsel Records – Major Donor Files; copy in NGA curatorial files.
Associated Names
Bibliography
2021
Aldovini, Laura. I Nielli Trivulzio. Storia, Tecnica, Collezionismo. Milan, 2021: 113, 119 fig. 71, 179, 216, 179, 287, repro.
Wikidata ID
Q63854517