Bernardino Luini

Cephalus at the Hunt



Bernardino Luini - Cephalus at the Hunt



Bernardino Luini
Cephalus at the Hunt
c. 1522/23
211.4 x 110.3 cm
Fresco transferred to canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Samuel H. Kress Collection


Literature

Collection catalogues
John Walker, National Gallery of Art, Washington, New York, 1995, nr. 226


Provenance

Commissioned c. 1522 by Gerolamo Rabia for either the Casa Rabia, Milan, or his country house, La Pelucca, near Monza
Michele Cavaleri, Milan
sold 1873 to Enrico (Henri) Cernuschi (1821-1896), Paris and Menton, until at least 1895
with Charles Sedelmeyer, Paris, by 1897
Rodolphe Kann (died 1905), Paris, by 1900
his estate
sold 1907 to Duveen Brothers, Inc., London, New York, and Paris
sold 1942 to the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, New York
gift 1943 to NGA

External links

National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. Accession number 1943.4.55

Other works by Bernardino Luini


Bernardino Luini The Virgin and Child in a Landscape
The Virgin and Child in a Landscape

Bernardino Luini The Misfortunes of Cephalus
The Misfortunes of Cephalus
c. 1522/23

Bernardino Luini Putto picking Grapes
Putto picking Grapes

Bernardino Luini The Despair of Cephalus
The Despair of Cephalus
c. 1522/23

Bernardino Luini Cephalus Hiding the Jewels
Cephalus Hiding the Jewels
c. 1522/23