Three quarter length depiction of a youth holding a basket of fruit.
A Young Man with a Basket of Fruit by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, 1665–1670
© Scottish National Gallery
Details
- Medium:
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions:
- 102 x 82 cm
- Art Fund grant:
- £150,000 ( Total: £601,332; Tax remission)
- Acquired in:
- 1999
- Vendor:
- Estate of the 5th Earl of Normanton
His right arm and part of his chest are bare and ears of barley protrude from his turban.
Provenance
[Possibly Justino de Neve, Seville; Nicolas Omazur, Seville]; Manuel Godoy, 'Prince of Peace'; Marquis de Montcalm; his sale C, 4/5/1849 (144), bought by the 2nd Earl of Normanton thence by descent
Venue details
Scottish National Gallery
The Mound, EDINBURGH
Edinburgh
EH2 2EL
0131 624 6200
www.nationalgalleries.org
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