See the Sogno figure by Leonardo da Pistoia in the Presentation Altarpiece, Naples, and also Giovanni Baglione's 'Thalia' in the Musée des Beaux-Arts at Arras (on deposit from the Louvre), which is illustrated in R. Morselli (ed) : La Celeste Galleria: Le raccolte, exh. cat., Palazzo Te and Palazzo Ducale, Mantua, 2002, p. 162, no. 68h. for comparison.
Randall 1993: North Italian (Savoy?), 1390-1410. The shape and painted ornament indicate that a Sicilian model was being imitated.
Reverse
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Comments
NB if lent, loan cannot be covered under GIS - only repairable damage up to maximum of the tax settlement value. Inform Arts Council if work is lent.
Provenance
Acquired by Raymond Pitcairn in 1927.
Bibliography
R. H. Randall, The Golden Age of Ivory: Gothic Ivory Carvings in North American Collections (New York, 1993), no. 214.
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