Annibale Caccavello
Tombstone, or cenotaph, of a Gentleman of the Viceroyalty of Naples

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ArtistAttributed to Annibale Caccavello(Italian, c. 1515–1579)Italian, c. 1515–1579

CultureItalian

Titles

Tombstone, or cenotaph, of a Gentleman of the Viceroyalty of Naples

Datec. 1550–1560

MediumCarrara marble

Dimensions7 1/2 × 28 1/2 × 69 1/2 in. (19.1 × 72.4 × 176.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Richard D. Kinder and Fayez Sarofim in honor of Frances Marzio at "One Great Night in November, 2019"

Object number2019.414

Current Location

The Audrey Jones Beck Building

206 Cooper/Riley Gallery

Exposé

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Department

Arts of Europe and the Mediterranean

Object Type

STONE CARVING, SHELL & IVORY

ProvenancePrivate chapel of the Lanza di Marcatobianco family, Sicily; inherited by Giuseppe Gustavo Ricci Parraciani Bergamini, 20th c. [1]; Charles Janoray, Paris, 2015–2019; purchased by MFAH, 2019.

[1] Exported from Italy via Carlo Orsi Antichita’SRL, Milan, 2015

Exhibition History"New Light on Old Masters: European Art from Houston Collections," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 2, 2021–January 23, 2022.
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