Leda and the Swan
This painting was seized by the Nazis from the collection of Oscar Bondy (1870–1944) in 1938 and was almost certainly restituted along with the rest of his collection to his widow, Elisabeth Bondy, by 1949.
Artwork Details
- Title: Leda and the Swan
- Artist: Bachiacca (Francesco d'Ubertino Verdi) (Italian, Florence 1494–1557 Florence)
- Medium: Oil on wood
- Dimensions: Overall 16 7/8 x 12 1/2 in. (42.9 x 31.8 cm); painted surface 16 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. (41.9 x 31.8 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, 1982
- Object Number: 1982.60.11
- Curatorial Department: European Paintings
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Bachiacca (Francesco d'Ubertino Verdi)
possibly early 1520s
Bachiacca (Francesco d'Ubertino Verdi)
1520s
Bachiacca (Francesco d'Ubertino Verdi)
1494–1557
Giovanni Bellini
late 1480s
Jacopo Bassano (Jacopo da Ponte)
ca. 1590
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