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The Demidov collection was a collection of artworks gathered by the Russian industrialist Count Nikolay Nikitich Demidov and considerably expanded by his second son
Christopher Columbus and his son at La Rábida
', hst. 90,3 x 118 cm, commissioned by Anatole, 1838. Washington, D.C.,
Portrait of a woman
', hsp. 44,2 x 31,7 cm, acquired by Nicolay. Washington, D.C.,
The chalice of Saint John the Evangelist
', hsp. 30,2 x 23 cm, c. 1470–1475, acquired by Nicolay. Washington, D.C.,
Saint Veronica
', hsp. 30,3 x 22,8 cm, c. 1470–1475, acquired by Nicolay. Washington, D.C.,
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File:The Entombment by Peter Paul Rubens, Getty Center.JPG
File:Frans Hals 038.jpg
File:Rembrandt van Rijn - Lucretia - Google Art Project.jpg
File:Felipe IV de Diego Velánquez, Galería Nacional, Londres, Inglaterra, 2014-08-11, DD 177.JPG
File:The Geographer.jpg
File:Johannes Vermeer - De Soldaat en het Lachende Meisje - Google Art Project.jpg
File:Jeune fille et son chien, Jean-Honoré Fragonard, HUW 35, Alte Pinakothek Munich.jpg
File:PAUL DELAROCHE - Ejecución de Lady Jane Grey (National Gallery de Londres, 1834).jpg
* Pierre-Philippe Thomire, ''The Demidov Vase'' (1819), in the Monumental vase
lapidary work, early 19th century; pedestal and mounts by Pierre-Philippe Thomire, 1819. * Clodion,
Monumental urn
', marble, 131,5 x 97,1 cm, 1782, acquired by Anatole. Washington, D.C.,
Monumental urn
', marble, 132 x 97 cm, 1782, acquired by Anatole. Washington, D.C., National Gallery of Art. *Arms and armour, now in the
Sale catalog
on archive.org
The Demidov collection was a collection of artworks gathered by the Russian industrialist Count Nikolay Nikitich Demidov and considerably expanded by his second son Anatoly Nikolaievich Demidov, 1st Prince of San Donato
Count Anatoly Nikolaievich Demidov, 1st Prince of San Donato (russian: link=no, Анатолий Николаевич Демидов; 5 April OS: 24 March 1813 – 29 April 1870) was a Russian industrialist, diplomat and arts patron of th ...
. It was mainly on show at their Villa San Donato near Florence
Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilancio demografico ...
, in which a private museum of 14 rooms was devoted to them. It was dispersed at sales in Paris in 1863 on 21 February and 3 March 1870 and at the Villa in March 1880.
Objects
Paintings
*Camille Corot
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot ( , , ; July 16, 1796 – February 22, 1875), or simply Camille Corot, is a French landscape and portrait painter as well as a printmaker in etching. He is a pivotal figure in landscape painting and his vast o ...
, ''Orpheus''.
* Eugène Delacroix
Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix ( , ; 26 April 1798 – 13 August 1863) was a French Romantic artist regarded from the outset of his career as the leader of the French Romantic school.Noon, Patrick, et al., ''Crossing the Channel: British ...
, Christopher Columbus and his son at La Rábida
', hst. 90,3 x 118 cm, commissioned by Anatole, 1838. Washington, D.C.,
National Gallery of Art
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* Paul Delaroche
Hippolyte-Paul Delaroche (17 July 1797 – 4 November 1856) was a French painter who achieved his greater successes painting historical scenes. He became famous in Europe for his melodramatic depictions that often portrayed subjects from English ...
, '' The Execution of Lady Jane Grey'', acquired by Anatole at the 1834 Paris Salon
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. National Gallery, London
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* 16th century German school, Portrait of a woman
', hsp. 44,2 x 31,7 cm, acquired by Nicolay. Washington, D.C.,
National Gallery of Art
The National Gallery of Art, and its attached Sculpture Garden, is a national art museum in Washington, D.C., United States, located on the National Mall, between 3rd and 9th Streets, at Constitution Avenue NW. Open to the public and free of ch ...
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* François Marius Granet, ''The Death of Poussin'', acquired by Anatole in 1833.
* Hans Memling
Hans Memling (also spelled Memlinc; c. 1430 – 11 August 1494) was a painter active in Flanders, who worked in the tradition of Early Netherlandish painting. He was born in the Middle Rhine region and probably spent his childhood in Mainz. H ...
, The chalice of Saint John the Evangelist
', hsp. 30,2 x 23 cm, c. 1470–1475, acquired by Nicolay. Washington, D.C.,
National Gallery of Art
The National Gallery of Art, and its attached Sculpture Garden, is a national art museum in Washington, D.C., United States, located on the National Mall, between 3rd and 9th Streets, at Constitution Avenue NW. Open to the public and free of ch ...
.
* Hans Memling, Saint Veronica
', hsp. 30,3 x 22,8 cm, c. 1470–1475, acquired by Nicolay. Washington, D.C.,
National Gallery of Art
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.
* Rubens
Sir Peter Paul Rubens (; ; 28 June 1577 – 30 May 1640) was a Flemish artist and diplomat from the Duchy of Brabant in the Southern Netherlands (modern-day Belgium). He is considered the most influential artist of the Flemish Baroque tradition ...
, ''Landscape with milkmaids and cows'', c. 1616. Liechtenstein Museum, Vienna
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* Gerard Terborch
Gerard ter Borch (; December 1617 – 8 December 1681), also known as Gerard Terburg (), was a Dutch genre painter who lived in the Dutch Golden Age. He influenced fellow Dutch painters Gabriel Metsu, Gerrit Dou, Eglon van der Neer and Johan ...
, ''The Peace of Munster
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'', 1648. National Gallery, London
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(on long-term loan to Rijksmuseum
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, Amsterdam).
* Diego Velázquez
Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (baptized June 6, 1599August 6, 1660) was a Spanish painter, the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV of Spain and Portugal, and of the Spanish Golden Age. He was an individualistic artist of the ...
, ''Philip IV''. National Gallery, London
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.
* Jan Vermeer van Delft
Johannes Vermeer ( , , see below; also known as Jan Vermeer; October 1632 – 15 December 1675) was a Dutch Baroque Period painter who specialized in domestic interior scenes of middle-class life. During his lifetime, he was a moderately succ ...
, ''The geographer'', c. 1668, acquired in 1872 by Paul Pavlovitch Demidov.
Decorative arts
* Pierre-Philippe Thomire, ''The Demidov Vase'' (1819), in the Empire style
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, malachite
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in a gold mount, 171.5m high, commissioned by Nicolay. New York
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, Metropolitan Museum of Art
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.lapidary work, early 19th century; pedestal and mounts by Pierre-Philippe Thomire, 1819. * Clodion,
Monumental urn
', marble, 131,5 x 97,1 cm, 1782, acquired by Anatole. Washington, D.C.,
National Gallery of Art
The National Gallery of Art, and its attached Sculpture Garden, is a national art museum in Washington, D.C., United States, located on the National Mall, between 3rd and 9th Streets, at Constitution Avenue NW. Open to the public and free of ch ...
.
* Clodion, Monumental urn
', marble, 132 x 97 cm, 1782, acquired by Anatole. Washington, D.C., National Gallery of Art. *Arms and armour, now in the
Wallace Collection
The Wallace Collection is a museum in London occupying Hertford House in Manchester Square, the former townhouse of the Seymour family, Marquesses of Hertford. It is named after Sir Richard Wallace, who built the extensive collection, along ...
in London, UK.
*The Polish coronation sword '' Szczerbiec''.
Sculptures
* Lorenzo Bartolini, ''La Table aux Amours'', also known as the ''Demidov Table'', marble, 137,2 cm x 162,6 cm, commissioned by Anatole in 1845.New York
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* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
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* '' ...
, Metropolitan Museum of Art
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.
* Antonio Canova
Antonio Canova (; 1 November 1757 – 13 October 1822) was an Italian Neoclassical sculptor, famous for his marble sculptures. Often regarded as the greatest of the Neoclassical artists,. his sculpture was inspired by the Baroque and the c ...
, ''Madame Mère'', marble.
References
Sale catalog
on archive.org
External links
* {{Commonscat-inline, House of Demidov's collections, Demidov Collection Former private collections *