The Madonna and Child with an Escaped Goldfinch

Provenance

Hubert de Marignane (stamp, HM, Lugt undescribed); Schaeffer, New York; Richard Krautheimer and Trude Krautheimer-Hess, New York, 1958 (stamp, R&TK in rectangle, Lugt undescribed) (their sale, New York, Christie's, 10 January 1996, lot 41); (David Tunick, New York); purchased by NGA, 1996.

The Madonna and Child with an Escaped Goldfinch

Guercino

early 1630s

Accession Number

1996.21.1

Medium

red chalk on thin laid paper; laid down

Dimensions

overall: 26.3 x 20.3 cm (10 3/8 x 8 in.)

Classification

Drawing

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Andrew W. Mellon Fund