Angel Playing Zither
14th century
Pisan School (Italian)
On View

(Left) "Angel Playing Zither"
(Center) "Angel Playing Bagpipe"
(Right) "Angel Playing Timbrels"

Details

  • Artist Name: Pisan School (Italian)
  • Title: Angel Playing Zither
  • Date: 14th century
  • Medium: Marble
  • Dimensions: 20 x 5-1/8 in. (50.8 x 13 cm)
  • Credit Line: The Norton Simon Foundation
  • Accession Number: F.1965.1.115.S
  • Copyright: © The Norton Simon Foundation

Object Information

Pisan family, sold to;
father of Col. Geronazzio, by descent to his son;
Col. Geronazzio (Colonel of the Carabineri), sold 7 October 1946 through;
[Leo Planiscig to];
[Duveen Brothers, New York (stock no. 30013), sold 1965 to];
The Norton Simon Foundation.

[on loan]

  • National Gallery of Art (Washington, DC), 1972 to 1974

[on loan]

  • Cleveland Museum of Art, 1965 to 1970

[on loan]

  • Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1970 to 1972

Lock, Stock and Barrel: Norton Simon's Purchase of Duveen Brothers Gallery

  • Norton Simon Museum, 2014-10-24 to 2015-02-16
  • Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena, California, Masterpieces from the Norton Simon Museum, p. 12
  • Burrows, Carlyle, New York Herald Tribune,
  • Pope-Hennessy, John, Apollo, p. 70
  • Middeldorf, Urlich, Sculptures from the Samuel H. Kress Collection: European Schools XIV - XIX Century, 1976,
  • Campbell, Sara, Collector Without Walls: Norton Simon and His Hunt for the Best, 2010, cat. D83c p. 447

Additional Artwork by Artist

Angel Playing Bagpipe Pisan School 14th century
Angel Playing Timbrels Pisan School 14th century

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