Madonna and Child with Saint Martina and Saint Agnes

Provenance

Commissioned 9 November 1597 by the Capilla de San José [Chapel of Saint Joseph], Toledo; sold 1906 by the directors of the chapel to (Boussod Valadon, Paris); sold in same year to Peter A. B. Widener [1834-1915], Elkins Park, PA;[1] inheritance from Estate of Peter A. B. Widener by gift through power of appointment of Joseph E. Widener [1860-1943], Elkins Park, PA.[2] [1] Edith Standen notes in NGA curatorial files. [2] "The Perfect Collection, as Achieved by Mr. Widener of Philadelphia," _Fortune_ (September 1932): 66, 69.

Madonna and Child with Saint Martina and Saint Agnes

El Greco

1597/1599

Accession Number

1942.9.26

Medium

oil on canvas, wooden strip added at bottom

Dimensions

overall: 193.5 × 103 cm (76 3/16 × 40 9/16 in.) | framed: 220.98 × 136.52 × 14.61 cm (87 × 53 3/4 × 5 3/4 in.)

Classification

Painting

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Widener Collection