Lot Essay
It appears that passages of this painting have been reworked in the last century.
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PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF DR. GEORGE S. HEYER, JR. (1930-2015)
Manner of Simone Martini
A diptych: left wing: The Madonna and Child; and right wing: Christ as the Man of Sorrows
Details
Manner of Simone Martini
A diptych: left wing: The Madonna and Child; and right wing: Christ as the Man of Sorrows
the left wing inscribed 'Ego su via ver...' (center, on the banderole)
tempera and gold on panel
8 ½ x 12 1/8 in. (21.6 x 30.8 cm.)
A diptych: left wing: The Madonna and Child; and right wing: Christ as the Man of Sorrows
the left wing inscribed 'Ego su via ver...' (center, on the banderole)
tempera and gold on panel
8 ½ x 12 1/8 in. (21.6 x 30.8 cm.)
Provenance
Duke Pignatelli, Montedalvo, Naples.
Enrico Frascione, Naples, where acquired in 1935 by the following
with Knoedler, New York, where acquired in 1957 by
George Stuart Heyer, Jr., Austin, TX.
Enrico Frascione, Naples, where acquired in 1935 by the following
with Knoedler, New York, where acquired in 1957 by
George Stuart Heyer, Jr., Austin, TX.
Exhibited
Siena, Palazzo Pubblico, La mostra d'antica arte senese, 1904 (according to a label on the reverse).
Denver, Denver Art Museum, Italian Renaissance and Baroque Art, 17 December 1947-10 January 1948, no. 1.
Winnipeg, Winnipeg Art Gallery; Vancouver, Vancouver Art Gallery, Great Masters of the Italian renaissance, 4 October-13 December vember 1943, no. 3
Denver, Denver Art Museum, Italian Renaissance and Baroque Art, 17 December 1947-10 January 1948, no. 1.
Winnipeg, Winnipeg Art Gallery; Vancouver, Vancouver Art Gallery, Great Masters of the Italian renaissance, 4 October-13 December vember 1943, no. 3
Sale room notice
Some scholars believe this work to be of the period, though with extensive later retouching. Others believe the work to be later in its entirety.