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Female Saint
(Renaissance Europe )
Antonello Gaggini, the most important sculptor of Sicily during the 16th century, was the head of a large workshop. This piece was probably begun by Antonello and finished after his death by his son Antonino. Working in the style today known as the High Renaissance, his statues, like this piece, are characterized by a gracefulness and simplicity of form. The heavy folds of the draperies reveal that the artist studied ancient sculpture.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Cathedral of Palermo, Sicily, by commission; Joseph Brummer [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Joseph Brummer Sale, New York, 1949, Pt. III, no. 643; Walters Art Museum, June 9, 1949, by purchase.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 6/28/1971 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 2/19/1974 | Treatment | repaired |
Geographies
Italy (Sicily) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 63 1/4 in. (160.66 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, 1949
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
27.543