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The Cleveland Museum of Art · Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
Museum
Portrait of a Woman, Possibly a Novice of San Secondo
c. 1490
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Provenance
PublicProvenance event
Baron Rochdale, London (1924);
Provenance event
(London sale 1948));
Provenance event
Kenneth Clark, Saltwood (1948, 1975);
Provenance event
(Eugene V. Thaw), sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1976.
Source provenance text
Baron Rochdale, London (1924); (London sale 1948)); Kenneth Clark, Saltwood (1948, 1975); (Eugene V. Thaw), sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1976.
The Cleveland Museum of Artconfidence 100%
Exhibitions
PublicSource exhibition text
Year in Review, 1976. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 1-March 6, 1977). London, Burlington Fine Arts Club, 1924 - 1925: Winter Exhibition, no. 8 (lent by Lord Rochdale, K.C.B., under "unknown artists"). Birmingham Art Gallery, August 18 - October 2, 1955: Italian Art from the thirteenth to the seventeenth century, no. 52 London, Royal Academy, January 2 - March 6, 1960: Italian Art in Britain, cat no. 352. Stockholm, National Museum, 1962 -1963: Konstnes Venedig, cat. no. 69 CMA, February 1977: Year in Review, cat. no. 43, illus. in color (cover)
The Cleveland Museum of Artconfidence 100%
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Sourced Overview Evidence
Scholars have recently speculated that this work does not actually depict a nun, although it has been described as such since 1543. A beautiful young woman presented as saintly, a regular occurrence, the sitter may be the wife or daughter of Alvise Contarini. Her attire, particularly the head garb, may be secular, while some scholars consider it to be Benedictine or Dominican. The San Secondo convent was reserved for daughters of the wealthiest Venetians and conventions of dress were fairly loose until 1515 when strict reforms were enforced by religious and political authorities in Venice.
The Cleveland Museum of Artconfidence 100%
Evidence state
0 observed sales · 0 comparable sales · 4 structured provenance events · 1 structured exhibitions.
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