Head of the Virgin after Taddeo di Bartolo

ca. 1948

Not on view

This painting, a fresco produced in oil on plaster, was uncovered during the restoration of Robert Lehman's townhouse at 7 West 54th street in New York. It depicts the head of the Virgin, a trompe l'oeil rendering by the artist Marcel Vertes of an Italian Renaissance painting by the Sienese master Taddeo di Bartolo (1362-1422) in Robert Lehman's collection (now 1975.1.18).

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Provenance

Title: Head of the Virgin after Taddeo di Bartolo
Artist: Marcel Vertès (Hungarian, Ujpcst 1895–1961 Paris)
Date: ca. 1948
Medium: Oil on Plaster
Dimensions: 20 3/16 x 16 3/16 x 2 1/4 in. (51.3 x 41.1 x 5.8 cm.)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: Zimmer Lucas Capital, LLC.
Object Number: 2007.94
Curatorial Department: The Robert Lehman Collection

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