Villino Corbignano, Florence

Painting

Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens

Name/Title

Villino Corbignano, Florence

Entry/Object ID

SHH 1.160

Description

Two storied, cream and brown Italian Villa. Roof top tiles of villa and porch are plum and mauve. Porch supported by three pillars. Chimney visible near right side of building. Three windows visible on front façade of structure. Entrance in lower left corner. Door is shut, green foliage surrounds doorway and extends to second floor and rooftop of porch. Four green/dark green trees at right corner extend beyond top of canvas. Pathway along bottom of canvas, curves behind right side of villa. Second building and green trees in background. Sky is blue.

Type of Painting

Easel

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil, Canvas

Collection

PERMANENT COLLECTION

Cataloged By

Acquisition

Accession

SHH-Original

Source or Donor

Seiberling Heirs

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Seiberling, Gertrude Penfield

Role

Artist

Date made

circa 1935

Place

City

Florence

Country

Italy

Continent

Europe

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Image Size: 20" x 24"

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Notes

Dirty, wth crease lines and nail holes indicating that it was previously attached to a strectcher.

General Notes

Note

Unframed and removed from stretcher for reasons unknown to present curator

Note Type

Historical Note

Note

Gertrude traveled to Italy twice in 1935, once in March/April on a tourist trip with F.A. to see sites around the Mediterranean and visit Franklin who was living abroad and the second time in September when she sailed over to pick up Franklin who was seriously ill and bring him back to Akron.

Note

This painting was listed as one of 25 paintings to be used in the 2008 exhibit "A Period of Perspective - The Art of Gertrude Penfield Seiberling" in the Music Room at Stan Hywet. However, since the painting was not framed, it is highly likely that it was not used in the exhibit.

Created By

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Create Date

July 8, 1997

Updated By

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Update Date

May 27, 2026