An Incident in the Story of the Vestal Claudia
Bartolomeo Montagna, 1450–1523
A small circular panel from a cassone. A companion to the 'Marriage of Antiochus and Stratonice' which is also included in the bequest. One of six paintings bequeathed by Gaspard Farrer which previously belonged to his father Sir William Farrer, one of the best-known collectors of Italian pictures in the late nineteenth century. The 6 works were part of a larger bequest which included pictures, prints, Oriental ceramics and silver plate.
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Title of artwork, date
An Incident in the Story of the Vestal Claudia, 1450–1523
Date supported
1946
Medium and material
Oil on panel
Dimensions
29 x 28 cm
Gifted by
Gaspard Farrer
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