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Chiron the Centaur Teaching the Young Achilles the Arts of Music, Medicine, and Astrology
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Probably Queen Christina of Sweden (1626-1689) Rome probably bequest; to Decio Cardinal Azzolino (1623-1689) 1689 probably by descent; to his nephew Marchese Pompeo Azzolino 1689 probably sold; to Prince Livio Odescalchi by descent; to the Odescalchi family 1713 by descent; to Prince Ladislao Odescalchi (1920-2000) until at least 1965. [1] Sold to; Private Collection Italy 1970s sold; to [Pandora Old Masters New York 2016] sold; to Harvard Art Museums 2017
Notes
[1] Listed as part of Prince Ladislao Odescalchi's collection in the 1965 dissertation by Michael Mahoney and subsequently published in his 1977 catalogue raisonné
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum Richard Norton Fund
Title: Chiron the Centaur Teaching the Young Achilles the Arts of Music, Medicine, and Astrology
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