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Attributed to Francescuccio Ghissi
Acteus and Eugenius Imploring Saint John the Evangelist to Restore Their Wealth

Kress Catalogue NumberK205C

Identifier3251

ArtistGhissi, Francescuccio, active 1359-1374
Anonymous Artist

NationalityItalian

Datec. 1370-80

Mediumtempera and gold leaf on panel

Type of ObjectPainting

Dimensions34.9 x 38.1 cm (13-3/4 x 15 in)

LocationNorth Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, North Carolina

ProvenanceBaron Alberto Fassini, Rome. (Count Alessandro Contini Bonacossi [1878-1955] Rome-Florence); sold to Samuel H. Kress [1863-1955] on 4 March 1932 as attributed to Francescuccio di Cecco Ghissi; gift to the National Gallery of Art in 1939; deaccessioned 1952 and returned to the Samuel H. Kress Foundation; gift to North Carolina Museum of Art in 1961, no. GL.60.17.19.

Accession NumberGL.60.17.19

Kress Number205C

Legacy NGA Number203

1 Acquisition

Contini Bonacossi, Alessandro, March 4, 1932 [1]

3 Distributions

Gift to National Gallery of Art, June 29, 1939

Deaccession by National Gallery of Art, October 15, 1952