El Greco

Madonna and Child with St. Martina and St. Agnes



El Greco - Madonna and Child with St. Martina and St. Agnes



El Greco
Madonna and Child with St. Martina and St. Agnes
1597-99
193.5 x 103 cm
Oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Widener Collection


Literature

Collection catalogues
John Walker, National Gallery of Art, Washington, New York, 1995, nr. 306


Provenance

Commissioned 9 November 1597 by the Capilla de San José (Chapel of Saint Joseph), Toledo
sold 1906 by the directors of the chapel to Boussod Valadon, Paris
sold in same year to Peter A.B. Widener (1834-1915), Elkins Park, PA
inheritance from Estate of Peter A.B. Widener by gift through power of appointment of Joseph E. Widener (1860-1943), Elkins Park, PA

External links

National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. Accession number 1942.9.26

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