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Saint Barbara

Saint Barbara

Unknown

Artist
Unknown (Russian, Palekh)
Title
Saint Barbara
Date
ca. 1900
Medium
Tempera, oil, and gold on wood panel
Dimensions
7 x 5 5/8 x 5/8 in. Overall
Credit
Gift of Joseph E. Davies
Accession No.
37.1.20
Classification
Icons
Geography
Russia

Related

1937, purchased in U.S.S.R. [now Russia] by Joseph E. Davies [ambassador to U.S.S.R.] (Washington, DC); 1937, gifted to University of Wisconsin – Madison; 1967, transferred to Elvehjem Art Center [now called Chazen Museum of Art]

  • Alumni Association of the University of Wisconsin of the City of New York. "The Joseph E. Davies Collection of Russian Paintings and Icons Presented to The University of Wisconsin." New York: Alumni Association of the University of Wisconsin of the City of New York, 1938. p. 76, no. 119

  • Holy Image, Sacred Presence: Russian Icons, 1500-1900: Chazen Museum of Art, 3/12/2011–6/5/2011
  • Icons: The Paine Art Center, 12/6/1964–1/28/1965
  • Joseph E. Davies Collection of Paintings, The : Milwaukee Art Institute, 10/1/1938–10/31/1938

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