El Greco
Christ Cleansing the Temple
c. 157065.4 x 83.2 cm
Oil on wood
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. 300
Provenance
Possibly in the collection of the Marqués de Salamanca (died 1866), Madrid
Sir John Charles Robinson (1824-1913), London
his sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 7-8 May 1868, 1st day, nr. 25
Sir Francis Cook, 1st Bt. (1817-1901), Doughty House, Richmond, Surrey
by inheritance to his son, Sir Frederick Lucas Cook, 2nd Bt. (1844-1920), Doughty House
by inheritance to his son, Sir Herbert Frederick Cook, 3rd Bt. (1868-1939), Doughty House
by inheritance to his son, Sir Francis Ferdinand Maurice Cook, 4th Bt. (1907-1978), Doughty House, and Cothay Manor, Somerset
sold May or June 1955 to Margaret Drey, London
with Rosenberg and Stiebel, New York
sold 17 October 1955 to the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, New York
gift 1957 to NGA
Other works by El Greco
Crucifixion with Two Donors
1585-90
1585-90
St. Martin and the Beggar
1604/14
1604/14
The Annunciation
The Holy Family
c. 1590
c. 1590
Christ in the Garden of Olives
1600-10
1600-10