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c. 1744 · Cleveland Museum of Art

Sketch for "The Assumption of the Virgin" (for St. James, Zbraslav, near Prague)?

Giovanni Battista PiazzettaWikidata

painting by Giovanni Battista Piazzetta (Italian, 1682-1754) (1955.165)

Wander from here
Date
c. 1744Wikidata
Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1744
Medium
oil on canvasCleveland Museum of Art
Wikidata: Oil paint on canvas
Dimensions
71.6 × 38.2 cmCleveland Museum of Art
Wikidata: 71.6 × 38.2 cm
Collection
Cleveland Museum of Art, ClevelandWikidata
Genre
religious artWikidata
Materials
oil paint, canvasWikidata
Inventory no.
1955.165Wikidata
Credit line
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. N. Lester FarnacyCleveland Museum of Art

Provenance

Where it has been

  1. 1955 –
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio (1955-)”
  2. UNtil 1955 –
    Dr. and Mrs. N. Lester Farnacy, by gift to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “Dr. and Mrs. N. Lester Farnacy, by gift to the Cleveland Museum of Art (UNtil 1955)”
  3. ? –
    (Alessandro Morandotti [1909-1979] Rome)
    gift
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “(Alessandro Morandotti [1909-1979] Rome) (?)”
  4. 1950 –
    Hans Dietrich Gronau [1904-1951] or Carmen Groneau [1910-1999], London1
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “Hans Dietrich Gronau [1904-1951] or Carmen Groneau [1910-1999], London1 (1950) [notes: 1The price list for the 1950 Sotheby's sale lists "Gronau" as the buyer of this painting.  Gronau could refer either to Hans Dietrich Gronau, an art historian, or his wife, Carmen, who would later become head of the Old Master Paintings department at Sotheby's, London.  A "Mrs. Gronau" appears in the Getty Provenance Index database in the provenance of a sculpture in the National Gallery, London.]”
  5. 1950 –
    (Mrs. Tancred Borenius sale, Sotheby’s, London, June 7, 1950, lot 126, sold to Gronau)
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “(Mrs. Tancred Borenius sale, Sotheby’s, London, June 7, 1950, lot 126, sold to Gronau) (1950)”
  6. 1948 – 1950
    Anne-Marie Rüneberg Borenius, Coombe Bissett, Wiltshire, consigned to Sotheby’s
    purchase
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “Anne-Marie Rüneberg Borenius, Coombe Bissett, Wiltshire, consigned to Sotheby’s (1948-1950)”
  7. Until 1948 –
    Tancred Borenius [1885-1948], London, by descent to his wife, Anne-Marie Rüneberg1
    inheritance
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “Tancred Borenius [1885-1948], London, by descent to his wife, Anne-Marie Rüneberg1 (Until 1948) [notes: 1In 1955, art dealer Francis Matthiesen wrote to CMA curator Henry Sayles Francis: “I remember the “Assumption of the Virgin” really well  - I saw it many times in Tancred Borenius’ house.” ]”
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