Lorenzetti, Ambrogio
The Crucifixion
Tempera and gold leaf on wood with engaged frame
Dettagli
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[verso, white rectangular label with red trim, handwritten in brown ink] C10338 / Fogg art
- CollectionFogg Museum
- PlaceCambridge (MA)
- Inv. / Accession no.1939.113
- Acquirednull
- Acquired19390
- Notes / refs
- gift of Meta and Paul Joseph Sachs
- Owner Sachs, Paul Joseph
- From 07/1919
- Until 1939
- Notes / refs
- acquired from G.E. Murray for 23,000 lire (excluding reduction conditional on group purchase; see Letters 00040, 00043)
- loaned to Fogg Museum 1919-39
- Owner Murray, Giovanni Edoardo / John Edward
- Place Florence, Ardenza (Livorno) & Sassetta (Pisa)
- From after 25/01/1919
- Until 07/1919
- Notes / refs
- April-June 1919; Forbes in Florence; Perkins attempts unsuccessfully to persuade him to purchase Crucifixion and Painting 00043; urges him again by letter after his departure; Perkins eager to publish Lorenzetti and asks G.E. Murray for copy of photograph (Letter 00022)
- July 1919: Sachs sees way to acquiring Crucifixion; Forbes sends drafts for purchase of Crucifixion (23,000 lire) and Painting 00043 (25,000 lire), as well as Painting 00045 and various pieces of furniture (5600 lire); total paid (50,600 lire) includes reduction of 2500 lire conditional on purchase of all objects (Letters 00039, 00040, 00041, 00042, 00043, 00044, 00045)
- April-June 1919; Forbes in Florence; Perkins attempts unsuccessfully to persuade him to purchase Crucifixion and Painting 00043; urges him again by letter after his departure; Perkins eager to publish Lorenzetti and asks G.E. Murray for copy of photograph (Letter 00022)
- Owner Murray, Charles Fairfax
- Place London, Siena, Florence, Tavarnuzze (Impruneta) & Paris
- From before 05/1914
- Until d. 25/01/19190
- Notes / refs
- possibly "Lorenzetti (Pietro?)" alluded to as recently acquired by Murray in F.W. Burton to C.F. Murray 18 December 1879 (in Tucker 2017, 53-54)
- possibly small Crucifixion cited by Murray as by Ambrogio and in his possession, in Florence, in Burckhardt 1884 (II, 550)
- possibly "Small Crucifixion" by Pietro Lorenzetti listed as in Murray's collection, London, in Berenson 1909 (188) (but this more likely to be Painting 00044)
- May 1914: photograph submitted to fellow Trustees of National Gallery, London, by R.H. Benson, in advance of sale by auction in Paris (Benson 1914b)
- June 1914: put up for sale Petit (Murray) 1914 (lot 20) but bought in (Letters 00003, 00011; nominally sold to "Jones" for 19,000 frs [asked price 20,000 frs])
- January 1916: Forbes asks whether painting in good condition, by Pietro or school and if Murray willing to sell to Fogg (Letter 00011)
- April 1916: on offer (at price at which withdrawn at Paris sale) to agent for unnamed American collection (Letter 00003), probably friend for whom G.E. Murray bought it on commission (for 19,000 frs + 10% = 20,900 frs), but who on outbreak of war had changed his mind (Letter 00028)
- May 1916: G.E. Murray encouraged by F.M. Perkins to offer painting to P.J. Sachs for 23,000 frs and delivery free of charge (Letter 00028)
- June 1916: Forbes has heard American collector no longer interested in painting, so Murray now willing to sell and at what price? (Letter 00025)
- July 1916: Forbes likes photograph but asks to inspect painting before deciding on purchase and for reduction in price for Museum (Letters 00026, 00032)
- August 1916: G.E. Murray informs Sachs of father's recent stroke and declares himself willing to risk sending the painting on approval (Letter 00029)
- September 1916: Sachs and Forbes both request painting be sent on approval (Letters 00030, 00027, 00031)
- November 1916: Forbes and Sachs disappointed in painting (negative effects of old varnish; weak draughtmanship) and decline to make offer; can show it to American dealers and collectors (Letter 00020)
- December 1916: Forbes offers £2000 for Lorenzetti and Painting 00031 (Letter 00033); offer refused (Letter 00034: C.F. Murray wants £3000 for Painting 00031)
- February 1917: Forbes has heard no more, but defers action until international situation improves; meanwhile interested to hear further re. Lorenzetti and Painting 00031 (Letter 00035)
- April 1917: G.E. Murray confirms Forbes may show painting to friends; should no sale ensue, to return it (Letter 00036)
- June 1917: Forbes now thinks it possible to remove old varnish and to make offer (after the war) (Letter 00037); but Sachs' decision delayed (Letters 00038, 00040)
- Owner Harcourt, Cyril Baldwin
- From before 1879
- Notes / refs
- lent to Royal Academy 1879 (cat. 178; as Cavallini) by Harcourt, but may have been property by descent of wife Mary Louisa, daughter of Herbert Taylor Ottley, brother of William Young and Warner Ottley, and probably sister of his business partner, Warner Ottley
- Owner Ottley, Warner
- From 1836
- Until d. 1847
- Notes / refs
- Foster & Son (Ottley) 1847 (lot 50; as Cavallini), bought in (17 gns)
- Foster & Son (Ottley) 1850 (lot 69; as Cavallini), bought in (12 gns)
- Owner Ottley, William Young
- Until d.1836
- Notes / refs
- described posthumously as in W.Y. Ottley's collection in Waagen 1838, II, 123 (where attributed to Ambrogio Lorenzetti)
- Image
- SourcePresident and Fellows of Harvard College
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