It was too late for this, however; and, as it happened, neither of
these works reached its destination. The siege of Florence took place
about this time (1529); the dealer, Battista della Palla, had his head
cut off in his dungeon at Pisa, and all hope of his mediation with
Francis I. was at an end. The _Charity_ was sold to Domenico
Conti, the painter, after Andrea's death, and thence passed into the
hands of the Antinori family. The _Sacrifice of Abraham_ has had
more vicissitudes. Filippo Strozzi purchased and gave it to the
Marchese del Vasto, who had it in his castle at Ischia many years.
Later it was sent from Florence to Modena in exchange for a Correggio,
and Augustus II. of Saxony becoming its purchaser, placed it in the
Dresden Gallery.
This seems to have been a favourite subject with Andrea del Sarto, who
repeated it five times.
1. The one done by himself for the King of France.
2. Also in France, having been purchased from the Grand Duke of
Tuscany. (See Argenville.)
3. The one mentioned above, done for G. B. della Palla.
4. A smaller one, painted for Paolo da Terra Rossa; a fine painting,
for which the artist asked so small a price that the purchaser was
ashamed to pay it.
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