Perseus Armed by Mercury and Minerva
Perseus Armed by Mercury and Minerva
- Artist
- Paris Bordone
- Artist Dates
- 1500-1571
- Artist Nationality
- Italian
- Title
- Perseus Armed by Mercury and Minerva
- Date
- about 1545 / 1555
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 103.5 x 153.4 cm (41 x 60-3/4 in)
- K Number
- K1631
- Repository
- Birmingham Museum of Art
- Accession Number
- 1961.117
- Notes
Provenance
Edward Solly [1776-1844], London, by 1838; (his sale, Christie's, London, 8 May 1847, no. 17); Barrett. [1] John Charles Robinson, London; Sir Francis Cook [1868-1901], Doughty House, Richmond, Surrey; by inheritance to Sir Frederick Lucas Cook [1901-1920]; by inheritance to Sir Herbert Frederick Cook [1920-39]; by inheritance to Sir Francis Ferdinand Maurice Cook [1939-1948]; (Count Alessandro Contini Bonacossi [1878-1955], Rome-Florence) in 1948; sold to the Samuel H. Kress Foundation on 10 March 1949; gift to the Birmingham Museum of Art in 1961, no. 1961.117. [1] According to sale catalogue annotated by Lord Northwick.