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Once attributed to Giovanni Battista Pittoni (Venice 1687-1767), this painting was re-attributed to Fontebasso by Fredericksen and Zeri (op. cit.).
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The Miracle of the Cross
Details
FRANCESCO SALVATOR FONTEBASSO (Venice 1709-1769)
The Miracle of the Cross
oil on canvas
55 x 49¾ in (139.8 x 126.4 cm.)
The Miracle of the Cross
oil on canvas
55 x 49¾ in (139.8 x 126.4 cm.)
Provenance
Asta, Venice.
with Galleria d'Arte Geri, Venice (?), 1938.
Mrs. Josephine P. Bay, New York, by whom bequeathed to the Museum in 1958.
with Galleria d'Arte Geri, Venice (?), 1938.
Mrs. Josephine P. Bay, New York, by whom bequeathed to the Museum in 1958.
Literature
Catalogo della Galleria d'Arte Geri, 1938, no. 30.
B. Fredericksen and F. Zeri, Census of Pre-Nineteenth-Century Italian Paintings in North American Collections, Cambridge, 1972, pp. 71 and 543.
M. Magrini, Francesco Fontebasso, Vincenza, 1988, p. 134, no. 36, pl. 165.
B. Fredericksen and F. Zeri, Census of Pre-Nineteenth-Century Italian Paintings in North American Collections, Cambridge, 1972, pp. 71 and 543.
M. Magrini, Francesco Fontebasso, Vincenza, 1988, p. 134, no. 36, pl. 165.
Special notice
Tax exempt.