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Madonna Nursing the Christ Child, with Angels and Two Donors
(Renaissance Europe )
The motif of the Christ Child playing with his foot while he nurses is quite charming. An attribution to Niccolo da Voltri has also been suggested.
Inscription
Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911 [mode of acquisition unknown] [through Berenson]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 6/26/1939 | Treatment | cleaned; inpainted; loss compensation; stabilized; surface cleaned; varnish removed or reduced |
Geographies
Italy, Lucca (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H with modern frame in which the painting is encased: 45 7/8 x W: 30 1/2 x Approx. D: 7/16 in. (116.5 x 77.4 x 1.1 cm); Painted surface H including pastiglia ornament of the original frame: 40 x W: 23 11/16 in. (101.6 x 60.2 cm); Estimated H of original panel: 42 1/8 x W: 24 3/16 in. (107 x 61.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1911
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
37.443