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Tobias and the Angel
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
[Associated with Conradin of Hohenstaufen, King of Jerusalem and Sicily (d. 1268), in a note (no longer extant) by the comte de Bastard that was found at the beginning of the manuscript according to Delisle, 1892]; Comte Auguste Bastard d'Estang [no. B741], early 19th century [two color lithographs made for Peintures et ornaments, 1832-1869]; Spitzer Sale, Paris, 1893, no. 3030; Charles Stein, Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Jacques Rosenthal, Munich [1902 and 1905 catalogues]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1905, by purchase [Leo Olschki as agent]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2004 | Byzantium: Faith and Power (1261-1557). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. |
| 1995 | Manuscript Sleuthing: Discoveries of a Curator. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1984-1985 | Illuminated Manuscripts: Masterpieces in Miniature. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Italy (Place of Origin)
Measurements
14 1/4 x 9 13/16 in. (36.2 x 25 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1905
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.
W.152.156V
