The Tanenbaum Collection
Title: The Entombment , aprés 1870
Antonio Ciseri (Italian 1821-1891)
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 104 x 152.4cm
The Tanenbaum Collection
Image Courtesy: The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Heaven and Earth Unveiled
European Treasures from the Tanenbaum
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
through May 11, 2008
Antonio Ciseri was born in Ronco sopra Ascona, found in the southern most Swiss Canton of Ticino. It's language
is Italian and it situtated just north of the Italy. Ciseri was a student of Niccola Benvenuti and worked
in Florence. His artwork had a Raphael flavor and was known for the polish he brought to his work.
Christ's final journey before his resurrection is the theme in The Entombment. It it part
of Heaven and Earth Unveiled
Joey and Toby Tanenbaum generously donated their collection of 19th Century European Art
to the Art Gallery of Hamilton. A selection of eighteen key pieces are currently
on display at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. Exhibited along with a selection from the
AGGV's permanent collection, it includes portraits, landscapes, still life pieces along with
historical and religious themed works.
The Tanenbaums spent decades amassing these pieces. It was considered to be among the most
important 19th Century European private art collections. Thanks to their largesse the public
has the chance to view these important masterpieces.
Heaven and Earth Unveiled: European Treasures from the Tanenbaum
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria:
through May 11, 2008
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