Object number1967.9

Christ Falling Beneath the Cross, and St. Veronica

Datec. 1633-1634

attributed to Guglielmo Cortese (Italian b.France)

CultureFrench

MediumOil on canvas

DimensionsFramed: 26 1/4 x 21 3/4 x 2 in. (66.68 x 55.25 x 5.08 cm)
Unframed: 18 1/2 x 14 1/8 in. (46.99 x 35.88 cm)

Credit LinePurchase, Friends of Taylor Hall Art Gallery Fund

On View

Not on view

Period17th c

Classification(s)

Painting

BibliographyThedore Crombie, “London Galleries: Spring Round-up,” Apollo, Ma 1967, p. 374; La Chronique des Arts,” Gazette des Beaux Arts Supplement, no. 1184, Sept. 1967, p. 3; “Art Gallery Acquisitions 1966-67,” Vassar Alumnae Magazine, vol. LIII, no. 1, October 1967, p. 23 and illus. p. 25; Erich Schleier, “Aggiunte a Gulielmo Cortese detto il Borgognone,” Antichita Vivi, 1970, no. 1, p. 11.ProvenancePurchased by VC Art Gallery from Hazlitt Gallery Ltd, London, 1967.

Vassar Exhibitions

Selections from the Permanent Collection (1990)

Exhibition HistoryLondon, Hazlitt Gallery Ltd., “Baroque Painting in Italy,” May 31-July 7, 1967, no. 5.
Amherst, Massachusetts, Amherst College, “Roman Baroque Festival,” April 3-30, 1974, no. 34;
Gainseville, Florida, The University Gallery, College of Fine Arts, University of Florida, “Transformations of the Roman Baroque,” catalogue by Jean K. Westin and Robert H. Westin, October 4-November 15, 1981 (St. Petersburg, Fl, Museum of Fine Arts, December 2-Janurary 17, 1982; Jacksonville, Fl, Cummer Gallery of Art, February 1-March 15, 1982). cat. no. 30, repr.

Terms

Object information is a work in progress and may be updated as new research findings emerge. To help improve this record, please email loebcollections@vassar.edu