Updated 15 May 2025
Currently not on display
Danae
| Date | ca. 1620-30 |
|---|---|
| Materials and Techniques | oil on canvas |
| Size(cm) | 98 x 123 |
| Credit Line | ex-Matsukata Collection |
| Standard ref. | M32 |
| Category | Paintings |
| Collection Number | P.2010-0012 |
Provenance
Kojiro Matsukata, Kobe; probably pledged by Matsukata to save his business, Kawasaki Dockyard Co., Ltd., Kobe and then seized by Jugo Bank, Tokyo, 1927; private collection; donated to NMWA, 2011.
Exhibition History
- 1989
- The Old Matsukata Collection, Kobe City Museum, 14 September 1989 - 26 November 1989, cat. no. 145, col. repr.
- 2015
- The Golden Legend, The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, 16 October 2015 - 11 January 2016, The Miyagi Museum of Art, 22 January-6 March; Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art, 1 April-29 May, cat. no. 179, col. repr.
- 2021
- National Touring Exhibition of Western Art from the NMWA: When Here and Afar Meet: Western Art in Yamagata / Western Art in Takaoka, Yamagata Museum of Art, 17 July 2021 - 27 August 2021, Takaoka Art Museum, 10 September-24 October 2021, cat. no. Y2_12 | T2_14
Bibliography
- 1955
- Zeri, Federico. Due opere di Marcantonio Bassetti. Paragone. Arte. 1955 , pp. 38-40.
- 1990
- The Old Matsukata Collection. Kobe City Museum, ed. Kobe, "Matsukata Korekushon Ten" Jikkoiinkai, 1990, cat. no. 1735.
- 2008
- Dal Pozzolo, Enrico Maria. Colori d'amore: parole, gesti e carezze nella pittura veneziana del Cinquecento. Treviso, Canova, 2008, pp. 127-128.
- 2012
- Annual Bulletin of the National Museum of Western Art. No. 45 (Apr. 2010-Mar. 2011), 2012, List of New Acquisitions. p. 55.
- 2015
- The Golden Legend (exh. cat.). The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo; The Miyagi Museum of Art; Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art. [Tokyo], Tokyo Shimbun, 2015, pp. 170, 300, cat. no. 179, col. repr.
- 2018
- The Matsukata Collection: Complete Catalogue of the European Art. Kawaguchi, Masako; Jingaoka, Megumi, eds. vol. 1: Paintings, Tokyo, The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, 2018, cat. no. 32, col. repr.
- 2021
- When Here and Afar Meet: Western Art in Yamagata/Western Art in Takaoka (exh. cat.). Shinfuji, Atsushi, ed. Tokyo, The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, 2021, pp. 68, 177, cat. no. Y2_12 | T2_14, col. repr.