The Adoration of the Skulls

Michel-François Dandré-Bardonc. 1733/1734

Details

Title: The Adoration of the Skulls
Creator: Michel-François Dandré-Bardon
Date Created: c. 1733/1734
Physical Dimensions: overall: 52.8 x 63.6 cm (20 13/16 x 25 1/16 in.) framed: 66.7 x 77.5 x 3.2 cm (26 1/4 x 30 1/2 x 1 1/4 in.)
Provenance: Probably Rizson.[1] Lewis Einstein [1877-1967], Paris; gift 1956 to NGA [1] This name was written on painting's old stretcher, which was replaced during the relining in 1967. According to the original accession card for the painting, there was also on the old stretcher a "circular red wax seal with coat of arms and text." A photograph was taken of the handwriting on the stretcher, but there appears to have been none taken of the seal; the photograph and accession card are in NGA curatorial files.
Medium: oil on canvas

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