Wallace Collection, London, England

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Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

A Lady Reading a Letter, A girl with ornately done hair reads a letter that has been sent to her., c. 1665

 Item — Box 294: [Barcode: 30081049760816]
Identifier: spc-mss0088-s42-i0648
Scope and Contents Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.DUTC.0632; Public Notes: From the Wallace Collection: Ter Borch is credited with inventing the high-life interior genre scene, which became popular in Holland in the third quarter of the seventeenth-century. A young woman, modelled on ter Borch’s sister Gesina, sits at a table, its carpet covering pushed aside to allow her to work. Young people reading or writing letters in Dutch paintings of the period are invariably indicators of amorous intrigue....
Dates: c. 1665
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives / Contini-Volterra Photographic Archive / Dutch/Dutch School (DUTC)

Eleonora di Toledo. Grand Duchess of Tuscany, Portrait of the Grand Duchess of Tuscany, Eleonora di Toledo

 Item — Box 116B: [Barcode: 30081049758596]
Identifier: spc-mss0088-s02-ss02-i6280
Scope and Contents

Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FLOR.11203; Public Notes: This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu

Dates: 1930 - 1967
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives / Contini-Volterra Photographic Archive / Florence (FLOR) / FLOR.5001-FLOR.11430

Madonna and Child, Madonna and Child.

 Item — Box 101: [Barcode: 30081049758414]
Identifier: spc-mss0088-s02-ss02-i4182
Scope and Contents

Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FLOR.9116; Public Notes:

Dates: 1930 - 1967
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives / Contini-Volterra Photographic Archive / Florence (FLOR) / FLOR.5001-FLOR.11430

Saint Roch, This image shows Saint Roch in full length. He looks down and reveals his leg wound. This work is from the painted frame of an altarpiece., 1485-1489

 Item — Box 192: [Barcode: 30081049759693]
Identifier: spc-mss0088-s19-i0528
Scope and Contents

Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.VENI.0522; Public Notes: A handwritten note on the back of the photo suggests this panel was part of an altarpiece with St. Sebastian of Poldi Pezzoli (our SC.MSS.088.VENI.0523).

Dates: 1485-1489
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives / Contini-Volterra Photographic Archive / Venetian/Venice/Veneto/Veneziana (VENI)

The Lady with a Fan, Standing portrait of a lady in black dress and veil, holds a rosary and a fan. This painting is one of Velasquez' most famous and the sitter has been under much speculation. Sometimes titled A Spanish Lady (as the photographer Anderson has done here) but some scholars suggest the woman is actually French and the only Frenchwoman known to have been painted is Duchess of Chevreuse. Suggesting this portrait was a commissiond court portrait., circa 1640

 Item — Box 287: [Barcode: 30081049760741]
Identifier: spc-mss0088-s41-i0802
Scope and Contents

Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.SPAN.0679; Other stamp identifier: CV Stamp; Public Notes:

Dates: circa 1640
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives / Contini-Volterra Photographic Archive / Spanish School (SPAN)

The Smiling Knight, In finely-ornamented garb, a knight looks at the viewer, smiling.

 Item — Box 290: [Barcode: 30081049760774]
Identifier: spc-mss0088-s42-i0233
Scope and Contents

Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.DUTC.0224; Public Notes: This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu

Dates: 1930 - 1967
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives / Contini-Volterra Photographic Archive / Dutch/Dutch School (DUTC)

Titus, Rembrandt's Son, Rembrandt's son, Titus, looks straight at the viewer. His long curls display his youthfulness, yet his clothing suggests an older figure., c. 1657

 Item — Box 293: [Barcode: 30081049760808]
Identifier: spc-mss0088-s43-i0160
Scope and Contents

Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.REMB.0151; Public Notes:

Dates: c. 1657
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives / Contini-Volterra Photographic Archive / Dutch School Rembrandt (REMB)

Una Piccola Fragola, The picture shows a little girl that stands and looks forward by putting her hands on her heart.

 Item — Box 258: [Barcode: 30081049760436]
Identifier: spc-mss0088-s35-i0168
Scope and Contents

Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.ENGL.0159; Public Notes:

Dates: 1930 - 1967
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives / Contini-Volterra Photographic Archive / English School (ENGL)

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