Unknown Italian
Portrait of a Boy Holding a Book

Portrait of a Boy Holding a Book

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Portrait of a Boy Holding a Book
Artist
CultureItalian
Titles
  • Portrait of a Boy Holding a Book
Date1560s
PlaceItaly
MediumOil on wood
Dimensions27 1/4 × 22 in. (70.5 × 55.8 cm)
 frame: 35 × 28 1/8 in. (88.8 × 71.4 cm)
Credit LineThe Samuel H. Kress Collection
Object number61.58
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
216 Blaffer Galleries
On view

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Department
Arts of Europe and the Mediterranean
Object Type
ProvenanceThe Marchesa Maresca Collection, Naples, Italy, until 1930; The Samuel H. Kress Collection, from 1930 until December 9, 1961; given to MFAH.
Exhibition History"An Exhibition of Italian Paintings from the Collection of Samuel H. Kress," Atlanta; Charlotte, North Carolina, October 1932–June 1936.

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1942–1953.

"Hidden Layers: Painting and Process in Europe, 1500–1800," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May 26–September 3, 2018.

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