Domenico Ghirlandaio
Christ and the Virgin Interceding for Mankind
Artist
Domenico Ghirlandaio
Florence 1449 – Florence 1494
Title
Christ and the Virgin Interceding for Mankind
Date
About 1490
Materials
Oil and tempera on wood
Dimensions
87.6 x 55.2 cm
Credits
Purchase, John W. Tempest Fund, inv. 1953.1084
Collection
Western Art
London, Robert H. and Evelyn Benson (by 1906, until 1927; as by Cosimo Rosselli);
New York, dealer Duveen (in 1927);
Paris, dealer or private collection (in 1931);
Oberhofen, Switzerland, Dr. Paul Ganz (in 1953).
Between 1906 and 1953, this work was also attributed variously to Piero di Cosimo; Francesco Granacci; a follower of Domenico Ghirlandaio; Raffaellino del Garbo; Niccolò da Foligno; and Bartolommeo di Giovanni.
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