Bartolomeo Montagna, Virgin and Child
Virgin and Child , Bartolomeo Montagna, 1480, Tempera on panel, 56.2cm x 73.0cm
1480 — 1850
The precise execution date of this painting is not known, but is assigned to the 1480s as one of Montagna's earlier works. Montagna spent almost his entire life in Vicenza, and is known to have lived beginning in 1484 across the street from the Church of San Lorenzo in Vicenza.
by Jodi Cranston 08/16/2017
1850 — Unknown
It is not known the precise date of Dottore Pietro Benvenuti's acquisition of the painting. However, there are several documents that show him to be professionally active in the mid-19th century.
by Jodi Cranston 08/16/2017
Unknown — 1907
Carlo Vaeni is known to have lived in the area near Valle Lagarina, which is not far from Chiusole and Rovereto. Carlo Vaeni died in 1887. The picture passes by descent to his child, N.D. Fanny Vaeni by about 1907, but the location of the picture between Carlo Vaeni's death in 1887 and Fanny Vaeni's possession of the picture is not precisely known.
by Jodi Cranston 08/16/2017