The Coronation of the Virgin with Saint John the Baptist and Saint John the Evangelist

The Coronation of the Virgin with Saint John the Baptist and Saint John the Evangelist

about 1478-1479
Artist
Domenico Ghirlandaio, Italian, 1449-1494
Work Locations: Florence, Italy
and workshop
Object
painting
Medium
Oil paint on panel
Accession Number
1961.163
Credit Line
Gift of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation

Domenico Ghirlandaio and workshop, The Coronation of the Virgin with Saint John the Baptist and Saint John the Evangelist, about 1478–79. Oil paint on panel; 42 7/8 × 60 7/8 in. (108.9 × 154.6 cm). Gift of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, 1961.163

Dimensions
frame height: 51.813 in, 131.6050 cm; frame width: 69.938 in, 177.6425 cm; frame depth: 4.375 in, 11.1125 cm; image height: 42 7/8 in, 108.9025 cm; image width: 60 7/8 in, 154.6225 cm
Department
European and American Art Before 1900
Collection
European Painting and Sculpture before 1900
Known Provenance
(Francis and Crookendon sale, Christie's, London, 10 December, 1937, no. 96, as Fiorenzo di Lorenzo); Bernard. (Count Alessandro Contini Bonacossi [1878 1955] Rome Florence); sold to Samuel H. Kress [1863 1955] on 17 July 1950; gifted to the Denver Art Museum, 1961. Provenance research is on-going at the Denver Art Museum and we will post information as it becomes available. Please e-mail provenance@denverartmuseum.org, if you have questions, or if you have additional information to share with us.
Exhibition History
  • “The Light Show” — Denver Art Museum, 5/19/2019 – 3/7/2021