Andrea del SartoItalian, 1486–1530Charity
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Where is “Charity” now? Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Not on view at present. Checked October 12, 2026.
Washington, D.C., United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- 1957.14.5
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In the catalog
Sources
- National Gallery of Art
- Image: National Gallery of Art — Museum open access
In the life of Andrea del Sarto
The whole lifelate September 1530
Plague and death: Vasari’s account of Lucrezia
At the end of September 1530, aged 44, Andrea dies in Florence during an outbreak of bubonic plague that followed the siege; the Misericordia buries him unceremoniously in the church of the Servites. Vasari claims that his wife paid him no attention at all during his terminal illness, but since it was well known that plague was highly contagious, it has been speculated that Lucrezia was simply afraid of contagion. She survived her husband by 40 years.
29 September 1530
Died
1530 · Burial
Santissima Annunziata
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