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A Lady of the Zorzi Family

Alessandro Vittoria1570/1580

National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
Washington, DC, United States

  • Title: A Lady of the Zorzi Family
  • Creator: Alessandro Vittoria
  • Date Created: 1570/1580
  • Physical Dimensions: overall: 81 x 59 x 33.1 cm (31 7/8 x 23 1/4 x 13 1/16 in.)
  • Provenance: Palazzo Carregiani (formerly Zorzi), Ponte dei Greci, Rio di San Lorenzo, Venice. Art Market. Acquired 1865 by the Österreichisches Museum für Kunst und Industrie, Vienna (inv. no. 2408);[1] Acquired by Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna (inv. no. 9907) in February 1940; Acquired 1954 by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, New York;[2] gift 1961 to NGA.[3] [1] A letter dated 21 October 1953 from Dr. Ernst H. Buschbeck states that the work came to the museum directly from the Österreichisches Museum für Kunst und Industrie. [2] Letter (cited in footnote 1) states that Kress bought directly from the Kunsthistorische Museum, Vienna. [3] Provenance according to Ulrich Middeldorf, _Complete Catalogue of the Samuel H. Kress Collection: European Sculptures XIV-XIX Century_, 1976, p. 76.
  • Rights: CC0
  • Medium: terracotta
National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

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