Villagers gathered under a Tree in front of a Small Monastery
Pandolfo Reschi (Gdańsk c.1640 - Florence 1696)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1640 - 1696
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
597 x 946 mm (23 ½ x 37 ¼ in)
Place of origin
Italy
Order this imageCollection
Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire
NT 108856
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Villagers gathered under a Tree in front of a Small Monastery by Pandolfo Reschi (Gdańsk c.1640 - Florence 1696), label: G. PANDOLFI. Villagers merrymaking.
Provenance
Acquired by William Kent for Sir Nathaniel Curzon in Italy as ‘A merry making’ by ‘Baldassare Pandolfo’ (letter dated 15th August 1758, and list included with letter of 2nd October 1758); and thence by descent until gifted to the National Trust in 1986 by Francis Curzon, 3rd Viscount Scarsdale (1924-2000).
Credit line
Kedleston Hall, The Scarsdale Collection (acquired with the help of the National Heritage Memorial Fund and transferred to The National Trust in 1987)
Marks and inscriptions
G PANDOLFI (mark, painted, bottom of frame, black text on tablet)
Makers and roles
Pandolfo Reschi (Gdańsk c.1640 - Florence 1696) , publisher