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Landscape with Camaldolite monks praying at a road-side shrine: PD.29-2000

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Current Location: Gallery 7 (Courtauld)

Titles

Landscape with Camaldolite monks praying at a road-side shrine

Maker(s)

Painter: Magnasco, Alessandro (Lissandrino)

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Notes

History note: McLoskie, sale Christie's, 21 December 1950, lot 138 (£231) bought by Thomas Agnew and Son with Tooth; sold to Steven Runciman May 18 1951 (£500)

Measurements and weight

Height: 115.5 cm
Width: 82.2 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2000) by Runciman, Steven

School or Style

Italian

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Oil paint

Components of the work

Support composed of canvas

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Oil on canvas

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.29-2000
Primary reference Number: 20589

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 13 March 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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