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The Raising of Lazarus
Benozzo Gozzolimid 1490s
National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
Washington, DC, United States
Details
- Title: The Raising of Lazarus
- Creator: Benozzo Gozzoli
- Date Created: mid 1490s
- Physical Dimensions: overall: 65.5 x 80.2 cm (25 13/16 x 31 9/16 in.)
- Provenance: Cav. Gualtiero Kennedy Laurie, Florence, by 1859.[1] William Blundell Spence [1814-1900], Florence.[2] (Haskard and Co., Florence) on joint account with (Charles Fairfax Murray, London and Florence), for (Thomas Agnew & Sons, Ltd., London);[3] purchased 15 August 1897 by Peter A.B. Widener, Lynnewood Hall, Elkins Park, Pennsyvlania;[4] inheritance from Estate of Peter A.B. Widener by gift through power of appointment of Joseph E. Widener, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania; gift 1942 to NGA. [1] According to the "Check list of paintings and sculptures handled by Spence" in John Fleming, "Art Dealing in the Risorgimento. Part 3," _The Burlington Magazine_ 121, no. 918 (September 1979): 579. Laurie lent two paintings to the 1861 exhibition in Florence, NGA 1942.9.24 and a _Deposition_ attributed to Paolo Veronese; nothing else is yet known about him. [2] The date of the painting's passage to Spence's collection is unknown. On Spence see also Donata Levi, "William Blundell Spence e Firenze," in _Studi e ricerche di collezionismo e museografia a Firenze, 1820-1920_, Pisa, 1985: 87-178. [3] According to the Getty Provenance Index; the painting was Agnew's stock number 7907. The 1900 catalogue of the Widener collection indicates the painting was "purchased in Italy by Messrs. Thos. Agnew & Sons." [4] Widener collection records, in NGA curatorial files.
- Rights: CC0
- Medium: oil (?) on canvas
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