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Madonna and Child (© Fitzwilliam Museum)
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© Fitzwilliam Museum

Madonna and Child

Artist: Sebastiano del Piombo (1485 - 1547)

Location: Fitzwilliam Museum

Date: 1511 - 1520

Materials: oil on panel

Dimensions: 68 cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £200,000 (Total: £1,600,000)

Vendor: Mrs M Pouncey

Review number: 4408 (1997)

Provenance:
Charles Ranshaw; Christie's, 2 May 1947, lot 117; bought by Philip Pouncey on behalf of his uncle; who bequeathed it to him, 1949.

Description:
Tondo shaped painting depicting the Madonna holding a seated Child.

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