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Saint Carlo Borromeo and the Rospigliosi Family
Saint Carlo Borromeo and the Rospigliosi Family
Object number1967.4

Saint Carlo Borromeo and the Rospigliosi Family

Datec. 1613
Artist (Italian, c. 1554–1640)
CultureItalian
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsFramed: 27 1/4 x 20 5/8 x 1 7/8 in. (69.22 x 52.39 x 4.76 cm)
Unframed: 21 1/4 x 14 1/2 in. (53.98 x 36.83 cm)
Credit LinePurchase, Louise Woodruff Johnston, class of 1922, Fund
On View
On view
Period17th c
Classification(s)
SignedNot signed
MarkingsPaper label from Colnaghi’s on verso of frame. No further evidence (wax relining).
BibliographyP&D Colnaghi & Co., Ltd., London, “Paintings by Old Masters,” May 20-June 11, 1965, pl. VII, no.10; Vassar College Art Gallery, Poughkeepsie, New York, “Selections from the Permanent Collection,” 1967, p. 13; “Art Gallery Acquisitions 1966-67,” Vassar Alumnae Magazine, LIII, no. 1 (October 1967): 23, illus. p. 22; Patricia Elsen, ed., “College Museum Notes,” Art Journal, XXVII, no. 2 (Winter 1967-1968): 194; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, “Florentine Baroque Art from American Collections,” April 16-June 15, 1969, pp. 22-23.ProvenancePrivate collection in Rome; Colnaghi and Co., London, 1967; purchased by VC Art Gallery, 1967.
Exhibition HistoryNew York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, “Florentine Baroque Art from American Collections,” organized by Columbia University, April 16-June 15, 1969;
Binghamton, New York, Robertson Center for the Arts and Sciences, “Treasure House: Museums of the Empire State,” July 1, 1979-September 9, 1979;
Albany, New York, New York State Museum, October 15, 1979-January 13, 1980.
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
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