Lycurgus giving the Law to the People
attributed to Antonio Palma (Venice c.1515 - before 1585)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1575 - 1600
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
2095 x 2095 mm (82 1/2 x 82 1/2 in)
Place of origin
Venice
Order this imageCollection
Kingston Lacy Estate, Dorset
NT 1257244
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Lycurgus giving the Law to the People, attributed to Antonio Palma (Venice c.1515 - before 1585), circa 1575/1600
Provenance
Acquired by William John Bankes from the Palazzo Capello a San Felice, Venice, in 1849 as by Bonifac[z]io and originally intended for the ceiling of the Library at Kingston Lacy with its pair and the Tintoretto 'Apollo'; bequeathed by Ralph Bankes, 1981
Credit line
Kingston Lacy, The Bankes Collection (National Trust)
Makers and roles
attributed to Antonio Palma (Venice c.1515 - before 1585), artist Jacopo Palma il Giovane (Venice c.1548 – Venice 1628), artist previously catalogued as workshop of Bonifazio de' Pitati (Verona 1487 – Venice 1553), artist