El Greco

Christ Cleansing the Temple



El Greco - Christ Cleansing the Temple



El Greco
Christ Cleansing the Temple
c. 1570
65.4 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

External links

National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. Accession number 1957.14.4

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