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Virgin adoring the Child: 2186

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Virgin adoring the Child

Maker(s)

Painter: Sellaio, Jacopo del

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Charles Ricketts and C.H. Shannon; on loan Fitzwilliam Museum, 1933-7

Legal notes

The Ricketts and Shannon Collection. Bequeathed by Charles Shannon, 1937

Measurements and weight

Height: 73.9 cm
Width: 49.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Shannon, Charles Haslewood

Dating

Production date: after AD 1473

School or Style

Italian
Florentine arches

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Egg tempera

Components of the work

Support composed of panel (wood)

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Tempera on panel

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: ECCE. ANGNIVS DEI
  • Location: On the scroll

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: 2186
Primary reference Number: 626
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 14 February 2024 Last processed: Wednesday 14 February 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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