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Armorial Shield of the Salviati-Strozzi Families
Armorial Shield of the Salviati-Strozzi Families

Armorial Shield of the Salviati-Strozzi Families

Artist/Maker (Italian, 1536–1603)
Date16th century
MediumOil on canvas and panel
DimensionsOverall: 66 × 63 in. (167.6 × 160 cm)
Frame: 68 1/2 × 65 3/4 × 3 1/4 in. (174 × 167 × 8.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Richard Zinser
Object number1947.32
Status
On view
More Information
The Salviati-Strozzi wedding for which the shield was made, may have been that of Maddalena, daughter of Lorenzo Strozzi and Dianora di Pierantonio Bandini, and the Marchese Lorenzo Salviati.
ProvenancePalazzo Niccolini-Strozzi, Florence; Charles E. F. McCann [1876-1941] and his wife, Helena Maud Woolworth McCann [1978-1938], New York, through French and Company, New York; (their estate sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, November 17-21, 1942, no. 685 [as Bronzino]). Richard H. Zinser [1884-1984], New York; by gift 1947 to Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OHExhibition History
Exhibition & Sale at the Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc
  • Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York (November 14, 1942 - November 21, 1942 )
From the Reserves I: 1500-1800
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (June 16, 1982 - September 12, 1982 )
Collections
  • European
  • On View
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