The Descent from the Cross

Provenance

(Stefano Bardini [1836-1922], Florence).[1] Oscar Hainauer [d. 1894], Berlin. (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London and New York); purchased 2 June 1908 by Peter A.B. Widener, Lynnewood Hall, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania;[2] inheritance from Estate of Peter A.B. Widener by gift through power of appointment of Joseph E. Widener, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania; gift 1942 to NGA. [1] _Duveen Sculpture in Public Collections of America_, New York, 1944: fig. 223. [2] The purchase date is according to the Widener collection cards, in NGA curatorial files. An "old bronze placque" (number H 126) appears in the Duveen Brothers "Hainauer Collection Sales Ledger" under June 1908 as sold to P.A.B. Widener (Duveen Brothers Records, accession number 960015, Getty Research Institute, Research Library, Los Angeles: reel 59, box 163).

The Descent from the Cross

Danti, Vincenzo

c. 1560

Accession Number

1942.9.111

Medium

bronze

Dimensions

overall: 44.5 x 47.8 cm (17 1/2 x 18 13/16 in.) | framed: 75 x 72 x 4.76 cm (29 1/2 x 28 3/8 x 1 7/8 in.)

Classification

Sculpture

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Widener Collection