Inv. n°: CL976

Saint Mary Magdalene

Italian glazed terracotta figure of Mary Magdalene in the manner of Andrea Delle Robbia. Renaissance.

h. 103 x w. 22 x d. 31 cm

Probably 19th century

Glazed terracotta

Provenance

  • Oscar Huldschinsky, Berlin
  • Paul Cassier and Hugo Helbing, Berlin, 10-11 May 1928, lot 68; with A.S. Drey, Munich
  • Paul Graupe, Berlin, 17-18 June 1936, lot 104
  • Count Alessandro Contini-Bonacossi, Florence
  • Hermann Göring, Germany, Acquired from above in 1941
  • Allies' Central Collecting point of Art, Munich, After 1945
  • Thence recuperated by the Italian state through Rodolfo Siviero, 1954
  • Exhibited in the Palzzo Vecchio, Florence, By 1965
  • Uffizi Galleries, Florence, In storage
  • Restituted to the German state, 2020
  • Thence restitued to the heirs of A.S. Drey, 2020
  • Acquired at Sotheby's, Property restitued to the heirs of A.S. Drey, London, 2020, lot 37

Publications

  • G. Gentilini, L'opera ritrovata: Omaggio a Rodolfo Siviero, Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, 1984, p. 89, no. 28
  • Sotheby's, Old Master Sculpture and Works of Art, 2020, [On-line]. Available at:https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/old-master-sculpture-and-works-of-art/manner-of-andrea-della-robbia-1435-1525-italian5

Exhibitions

  • L'opera ritrovata: Omaggio a Rodolfo Siviero, Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Italy, 1984 — 1984

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