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Madonna and Child with Saint Martina and Saint Agnes
El Greco1597/1599
National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
Washington, DC, United States
Details
- Title: Madonna and Child with Saint Martina and Saint Agnes
- Creator: El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos)
- Date Created: 1597/1599
- Physical Dimensions: overall: 193.5 x 103 cm (76 3/16 x 40 9/16 in.) framed: 221 x 136.5 x 12.1 cm (87 x 53 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.)
- Provenance: Commissioned 9 November 1597 by the Capilla de San José [Chapel of Saint Joseph], Toledo; sold 1906 by the directors of the chapel to (Boussod Valadon, Paris); sold in same year to Peter A. B. Widener [1834-1915], Elkins Park, PA;[1] inheritance from Estate of Peter A. B. Widener by gift through power of appointment of Joseph E. Widener [1860-1943], Elkins Park, PA.[2] [1] Edith Standen notes in NGA curatorial files. [2] "The Perfect Collection, as Achieved by Mr. Widener of Philadelphia," _Fortune_ (September 1932): 66, 69.
- Rights: CC0
- Medium: oil on canvas, wooden strip added at bottom
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