Israelites in the Desert
attributed to Francesco Bassano II, Italian, 1549 - 1592
16th century
Oil on canvas
Overall: 66 × 90 1/16 in. (167.6 × 228.7 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Julia and Richard H. Rush, Class of 1937, Tuck 1938
P.977.185
Geography
Place Made: Italy, Europe
Period
1400-1600
Object Name
Painting
Research Area
Nazi-Era Provenance Research
Painting
Not on view
Inscriptions
Stretcher, on reverse, top member, 1/3 from left edge: R; 1/3 from right edge: 580; right corner, paper tag stapled to stretcher: ...ayiniya/12/66x/190B; right member, center, chalk: 407XX; bottom member, 1/3 from right edge: 407XX; right vertical crossmember, white chalk: 407XX; horizontal crossmember, 1/3 from left: Bassano RUSH [tag was removed, in object file]
Provenance
Harold Leger, 1920's; Leger Galleries, 13 Old Bond St., London; sold to Julia and Richard H. Rush (1915-2011), 1968; given to present collection, 1977.
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