Silvestro Lega
Maker
Silvestro Lega (Italian, 1826-1895)
Title
The Dying Mazzini (Mazzini morente)
Year
Medium
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Materials
oil paintSupports
Geography
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Place Made: Italy
Dimensions
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76.5 x 100.3 cm (30 1/8 x 39 1/2 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Signature: Signed and dated LR:S. Lega 73
Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund
Object Number
59.071 Type
Provenance
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By 1882, James Duncan of Benmore, Scotland (1834-1905), when exhibited and noted by Anon., "The Benmore Picture Gallery", The Argyllshire Standard (July 20, 1882); sold London, Christie, Manson and Woods, 9 February 1895, Catalogue of Ancient and Modern Pictures and Sculpture, being the remaining portion of the collection of James Duncan Esq., late of Benmore, p. 8, lot 55; purchased by Ward [possibly on behalf of Behrens]; by 1905 [date of handwritten note from Felix Moscheles referring to painting] collection of Louis Wilhelm Ferdinand Behrens, 'Newfield House,' Forest Hill, London; after 1910, descended through Tunstall-Behrens family to Brian Tunstall-Behrens, Devizes (Wiltshire); sold London, Christie, Manson and Woods, London; June 5 , 1959; Julius Weitzner, London, 1959. RISD Museum, Providence, RI, 1959
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Exhibition History
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