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...good condition. The modelling of the body is extremely refined and beautiful, and the surfaces, except in a few spots, are practically uninjured. Mr. E. W. Forbes '95 has added to the valuable collection of original works deposited by him as an indefinite loan, a large panel triptych in tempera of the Italian school of the fifteenth century, representing the Madonna and child surrounded by angels and cherubs, with a St. Sebastian on one wing and a St. Francis on the other; and a small Holy Family of the sixteenth century, in oil color, which has the characteristics...
...Fogg Museum has lately received the following important accessions of original works: a marble statue of Aphrodite of fine later Greek workmanship, presented by members of the class of '95; a large panel triptych in tempera of the Italian school of the fifteenth century, and a small painting in oil color having the characteristics of the work of Correggio, both of which are deposited as an indefinite loan by Mr. Edward W. Forbes '95; and an Ionian Greek vase of the seventh century, B.C., presented by Mr. C. F. Murray, of London. These works will be all on view shortly...
Through the liberality of Mr. E. W. Forbes '95 four more original works of art have just been added to the collection of the Fogg Museum, three of which are now to be seen on the wall of the upper gallery. They are; A painting in tempera on a gold ground by Benvenuto de Siena, representing the Madonna enthroned with saints; a painting in tempera attributed to Pinturicchio, of the Madonna and Child on a gold ground, and an oil painting of the Venetian School representing the Madonna and Child with the Infant St. John. The first of these...
...most important of these is an original Florentine "tabernaculo," which has the characteristics of Filippo Lippi. It is a beautiful example of Florentine painting at its best, in the fifteenth century, and is painted in tempera on panels, the middle one representing the Madonna and Child...
...third, like the first, is painted in tempera, and is an original of the school of Ferarra, representing the adoration of the Magi. It may have been painted by Lorenzo de Costa, who was an important master of Ferarra's school...