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Oval Dish with the Birth of Adonis

Jean de Courtc. 1560

National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

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

  • Title: Oval Dish with the Birth of Adonis
  • Creator: Workshop of Jean de Court
  • Date Created: c. 1560
  • Physical Dimensions: overall: 46.9 x 38.1 cm (18 7/16 x 15 in.)
  • Provenance: Prince Petr Soltykoff [c. 1801-1889], Paris; (his sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 8 April-1 May 1861, no. 484). Frédéric Spitzer [1815-1890], Paris; (his estate sale, at his residence by Chevallier and Mannheim, Paris, 17 April-16 June 1893, no. 497). Maurice Kann [1839-1906], Paris; purchased 1908 with the entire Kann collection by (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London, New York, and Paris); purchased 13 November 1909 by Peter A.B. Widener, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania;[1] inheritance from the Estate of Peter A.B. Widener by gift through power of appointment of Joseph E. Widener, Elkins Park, 1942. [1] Widener collection records in NGA curatorial files.
  • Rights: CC0
  • Medium: enamel painted on copper
National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

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