The Virgin Mary or Saint Catherine of Siena

Provenance

Adriano Sani, Siena, in the seventeenth century. Nob. Antonio Palmieri-Nuti, Siena. Clarence H. Mackay [1874-1938], Roslyn, New York, by at least 1925. (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London, New York, and Paris); sold 1939 to the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, New York;[1] gift 1943 to NGA.[2] [1] See original Duveen prospectus in NGA curatorial files. [2] Provenance according to Ulrich Middeldorf, _Complete Catalogue of the Samuel H. Kress Collection: European Sculptures XIV-XIX Century_, 1976: 25.

The Virgin Mary or Saint Catherine of Siena

Mino da Fiesole

c. 1455/1460

Accession Number

1943.4.71

Medium

marble

Dimensions

overall: 51 x 37 x 13.6 cm (20 1/16 x 14 9/16 x 5 3/8 in.)

Classification

Sculpture

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Samuel H. Kress Collection