Word: crespis
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Dates: during 1927-1927
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...Madonne and Child by Bellini--formerly in the Crespi Collection of Milan--was sent to this country in 1923 for a New York Collection. On the way the steamer on which it had been shipped caught fire, and the painting, though not actually damaged by the flames, was apparently rained by steam, which melted and cracked the gesso ground and loosened the paint. When the picture reached its destination, small pieces of paint all over the surface were detached from the background. Although the pieces were for the most part in place, a few of them through careless handing...