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God the Father Surrounded by Angels and Cherubim (c. 1470)
God the Father Surrounded by Angels and Cherubim IIIF Get a closer view of this artwork
God the Father Surrounded by Angels and Cherubim (c. 1470)
God the Father Surrounded by Angels and Cherubim (c. 1470)
God the Father Surrounded by Angels and Cherubim (c. 1470)
Public Domain
Artist
Francesco di Giorgio Martini
Artist Dates
1439-1501
Artist Nationality
Italian
Title
God the Father Surrounded by Angels and Cherubim
Date
c. 1470
Medium
tempera on panel
Dimensions
97.8 x 73.7 x 4.8 cm (38 1/2 x 29 x 1 7/8 in)
K Number
K1356
Repository
National Gallery of Art
Accession Number
1952.5.8
Notes

Provenance

Alphonse Kann [1870-1948], Paris; purchased January 1917 by (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London, New York, and Paris); [1] sold 12 November 1920 to Robert Lehman [1892-1969], New York; [2] sold June 1943 to the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, New York; [3] gift 1952 to NGA. [1] X Book, Reel 422, Duveen Brothers Records, accession number 960015, Research Library, The Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles. [2] See copy of the Duveen Brothers bill of sale to Robert Lehman, in NGA curatorial files. Robert Lehman was the son of Philip Lehman [1861-1947], and they collaborated on the formation of the Lehman collection. [3] The bill of sale between Robert Lehman and the Kress Foundation for fifteen paintings, including "God the Father and Angels," is dated 11 June 1943; payment was made four days later (copy in NGA curatorial files).