Circle of Giorgione (Giorgio di Castelfranco)
Allegory

ArtistItalian (Venetian), probably 1477/78–1510
CultureItalian
Titles
  • Allegory
Datec. 1505
PlaceItaly
MediumOil on panel
DimensionsImage: 17 × 27 7/8 in. (43.2 × 70.8)
Frame: 25 5/8 x 36 5/8 in. (65.1 x 93 cm)
Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.1982.11
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
217 Blaffer Galleries
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Object Type
ProvenanceProf. André Giordan; Norman Leaver, Genoa]; acquired by Sir Frederick Cook, Baronet, 1912; Sir Herbert Frederick Cook, Doughty House, Richmond, Surrey, England, 1932; [Thomas Agnew & Sons, Ltd., London, 1951]; Capt. V. Bulkeley-Johnson; The Mount Trust Collection; [Thomas Agnew & Sons, Ltd., London]; purchased by the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, 1982.

Exhibition History"The Pastoral Landscape: The Legacy of Venice," National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., November 6, 1988–January 22, 1989.

"Venetian Painting from the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation," Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, September 14–November 25, 2001.

"Tiziano e l'idea del paesaggio nella pittura del Cinquecento," Palazzo Reale, Milan, February 15–May 20, 2012.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked in ink on verso panel: "Bought / 1912 School of Giorgione / Herbert Cook (?) Foliage Grialano da Santa Croz (?) / ESHER"
Printed labels on verso (see Accession file for photocopies)

"Thos. Agnew & Sons Ltd. / No 37696 / BY APPOINTMENT / TO HIS LATE MAJESTY KING GEORGE VI / FINE ART PUBLISHERS THOS. AGNEW / & SONS LTD, LONDON / ...43 OLD BOND STREET, / PICCADILLY, ... "

"National Gallery of Art / Washington, D.C. / Exhibition: THE PASTORAL LANDSCAPE: The Legacy of Venice / ... / Lender: Mr. Terrell Hillebrand"

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