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The Temptation of St Benedict: PD.19-1996

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Current Location: Gallery 7 (Courtauld)

Titles

The Temptation of St Benedict

Maker(s)

Painter: Allori, Alessandro

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Notes

History note: W. Cornwallis West, M.P.; ffrench sale, Robinson and Fisher, London, 22 Apirl 1937, (175) as Bronzino (St Jerome in a Landscape); Sotheby's, 16 November 1955, lot 62? as Paul Bril; with the Arcade Gallery (Paul Wengraf), from whom bought by Gorley Putt, 1959

Legal notes

Samuel Gorley Putt

Measurements and weight

Height: 40.8 cm
Width: 59.3 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1996) by Gorley Putt, Samuel

Dating

1580s
Production date: ? AD 1587

School or Style

Italian
Florentine School

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

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: A.D.-MDLXXXVII[?}/ ALEXANDER BRONZINUS / ALLORIUS FECIT
  • Location: Right of centre
  • Type: Signature

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.19-1996
Primary reference Number: 893

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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