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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1920.10
People
Unidentified Artist
Previously attributed to Antonio Rossellino, Italian (Settignano 1427 - 1478 Florence)
Title
The Nativity
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Nativity
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
relief, sculpture
Date
15th century
Culture
Italian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/231690

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta with traces of polychrome on plaster backing
Dimensions
45.9 x 34.5 x 7 cm (18 1/16 x 13 9/16 x 2 3/4 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
G. Salvadore, Florence, sold [through Philip J. Gentner]; to Zoe Oliver (Mrs. Henry H.) Sherman, Boston, 1917, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1920

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mrs. Henry H. Sherman in memory of Mrs. Samuel Parkman Oliver (from the Zoe Oliver Sherman Collection)
Accession Year
1920
Object Number
1920.10
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • Collection of Mrs. Zoe Oliver Sherman, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston, 01/29/1946 - 02/24/1946

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