Kress Foundation Paintings from the Denver Art Museum, Part III
Presentation of the Christ Child in the Temple, Jan Provoost, 1525, Oil on panel, 71.6cm x 99.8cm
Unknown — 1954
Previous owner was H. Baer—no further information on this collector. He purchased the painting at the Sotheby's London Ashburnham Sale in 1953. Sold as a painting by Isenbrandt.
by Rachel Hofer 10/15/2017
1961 — Present Day
Kress Foundation #K-1990 http://denverartmuseum.org/object/1961.184
by Rachel Hofer 10/15/2017
Madonna and Child with Saints, Bernardo Zenale, 1510, Oil on poplar panel, 123.0cm x 181.5cm
Unknown — 1847
Edward Solly died in 1844. The painting was sold as a Leonardo da Vinci by his heirs in 1847 at Christie's London.
by Rachel Hofer 10/15/2017
Unknown — 1887
Put up for sale at Christies in 1863 as a Leonardo da Vinci. Was not sold and remained in Domville family's posession.
by Rachel Hofer 10/15/2017
1887 — 1897
Inherited after his father's death. Put up for sale at Christie's in 1897 as a Leonardo da Vinci.
by Rachel Hofer 10/15/2017
1920 — Unknown
Inherited after his father's death. Painting was in Herbert Cook's possession at least until 1932.
by Rachel Hofer 10/15/2017
1961 — Present Day
(on loan to the Denver Art Museum from Kress Foundation 1954-1961) Kress Foundation #K-1626 http://denverartmuseum.org/object/1961.173
by Rachel Hofer 10/15/2017
Venus with Cupid, Girolamo di Benvenuto, 1500, Oil on poplar panel, 51.0cm x 52.0cm
1961 — Present Day
Kress Foundation #K-222 http://denverartmuseum.org/object/1961.172
by Rachel Hofer 10/15/2017
Holy Trinity Adored by St. Francis and St. Augustine, Alunno di Benozzo, 1500, Oil on panel, 36.7cm x 43.7cm
1961 — Present Day
(on loan to the Denver Art Museum from Kress Foundation 1954-1961) Kress Foundation #K-1025 http://denverartmuseum.org/object/1961.167
by Rachel Hofer 10/15/2017
Portrait of a Praying Man, Anonymous, 1500, Oil on oak panel, 21.0cm x 28.8cm
1865 — 1902
Painting auctioned off at Hôtel Drouot; listed as "Tête d'homme au prière" by Jean Bellini; no information on the purchaser.
by Rachel Hofer 10/15/2017
1902 — Unknown
Purchased by a Professor Pollatcheck by 1902; was exhibited in Budapest in 1902.
by Rachel Hofer 10/15/2017
1961 — Present Day
(on loan to the Denver Art Museum from Kress Foundation 1954-1961) Kress Foundation #K-2043 http://denverartmuseum.org/object/1961.183
by Rachel Hofer 10/15/2017
Nativity with Adoration of the Shepherds (Triptych), Brunswick Master, circle of, 1500, Oil on oak transferred to masonite, 84.1cm x 58.7cm
1961 — Present Day
(on loan to Denver Art Museum from Kress Foundation 1954-1961) Kress Foundation #K-1875 http://denverartmuseum.org/object/1961.182
by Rachel Hofer 10/15/2017
Portrait of Don Diego Félix de Esquivel y Aldama, Bartolomé Estebán Murillo, 1655 — 1660, Oil on canvas, 109.0cm x 206.3cm
1961 — Present Day
Kress Foundation #K-1682 http://denverartmuseum.org/object/1961.67
by Rachel Hofer 10/15/2017
The Assumption of the Virgin, Alberto Piazza, 1515, Oil on lindenwood panel, 79.8cm x 80.4cm
1961 — Present Day
Kress Foundation #K-371 http://denverartmuseum.org/object/1961.174
by Rachel Hofer 10/15/2017
Portrait of a Woman, Barthel Beham, 1529, Oil on panel, 74.2cm x 96.3cm
1840 — Unknown
Previous owner was the House of Schad von Mittelbiberach (no dates or location given); inherited by Count von Leutrum Ertingen in 1840.
by Rachel Hofer 10/15/2017
1907 — Unknown
Acquired by the Duveen Brothers, Inc. in 1907 with Kann collection; marked in the dealers' Paris ledger.
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Unknown — Unknown
Sold back to the Kann family by the Duveen Brothers, Inc. No dates provided.
by Rachel Hofer 10/15/2017
1961 — Present Day
Kress Foundation #K-2172 http://denverartmuseum.org/object/1961.180
by Rachel Hofer 10/15/2017
St. Catherine of Siena Exorcising a Possessed Woman, Girolamo di Benvenuto, 1505, Oil on wood panel transferred to masonite, 55.8cm x 31.4cm
1961 — Present Day
Kress Foundation #K-1295 http://denverartmuseum.org/object/1961.171
by Rachel Hofer 10/15/2017
Christ in the House of Martha and Mary Magdalene, Defendente Ferrari, 1500 — 1505, Oil on panel, 76.2cm x 155.0cm
Unknown — Unknown
Nineteenth-century Italian art critic and painter. No dates provided.
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Unknown — Unknown
Father (Achille Chiesa) and son (Achillito Chiesa) were both prominent collectors in Milan/Turin. No dates provided.
by Rachel Hofer 10/15/2017
1931 — Present Day
Kress Foundation #K-70 http://denverartmuseum.org/object/1931.4
by Rachel Hofer 10/15/2017