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Artist/Maker
Michelangelo Simonetti
(Italian, 1724 – 1787)
Publisher
Fratelli Alinari Fotografi Editori
(Italian, founded 1852)
Date1875-1900
MediumAlbumen print
DimensionsOverall: 7 3/8 × 9 3/4 in. (18.7 × 24.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of James Garfinkel, Class of 1980; Transferred from the Art History Department
Object numberS2018.2.699
Not on view
DescriptionPhotograph depicting the Gallery of the Candelabra in the Vatican Palace. The name of the gallery came from the massive marble candelabra which divides the exhibition area into six sections. The gallery was renovated under Pope Leo XIII Pecci (1878-1903).
Collections
Additional Details
Provenance
2018: Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, by transfer from the Art History Department;
likely by 1985 - 2018: Hamilton College (Art History department), by gift of James Garfinkel;
c. 1981-85: James Garfinkel, likely by purchase at auction in London.
likely by 1985 - 2018: Hamilton College (Art History department), by gift of James Garfinkel;
c. 1981-85: James Garfinkel, likely by purchase at auction in London.
Inscribed
Recto, bottom margin: "(Edne. Alinari) Pe. Ia. No. 6454. ROMA - Palazzo Vaticano. Galleria dei Candelabri. (M. Simonetti.)"
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