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The Last Communion of Saint Mary of Egypt, 1680
Marcantonio Franceschini (Italian, Bolognese, 1648–1729)
Oil on copper; 16 3/4 x 21 3/8 in. (42.5 x 54.3 cm)
Wrightsman Fund, 1996 (1996.9)
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Provenance/Ownership History
[Francesco Ruvinetti, until about 1709; sold by or through him with its pendant for 80 "Luigi" to Senate of Bologna]; Senate of Bologna (1709; given to Clement XI); Pope Clement XI (Giovanni Francesco Albani), Rome (from 1709); ?Henry R. Willett, Brighton (before d. 1905); Canon Robert Wadnan, Saint Joseph's Presbytery, Bridgewater, England (until d. 1914; sale, Puttick & Simpson, London, October 16, 1914, no. 74, as "Flemish School," to Grace); Lionell P. Grace, London (1914–probably until d. 1919); ?sale, Sotheby's, London, as by "Albani," to Pope-Hennessy; Sir John Wyndham Pope-Hennessy, London, later New York, later Florence (by 1961–d. 1994); Michael Mallon, Florence (1994–96; sale, "The Collections of the late Sir John Wyndham Pope-Hennessy," Christie’s, New York, January 10, 1996, no. 103, for $112,500 to Agnew); [Agnew, New York, 1996; sold to MMA]
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