BASED ON THE RESEARCH OF JOHN MARCIARI, CURRENTLY CURATOR OF EUROPEAN ART AND HEAD OF PROVENANCE RESEARCH AT THE SAN DIEGO MUSEUM OF ART, THE 17th CENTURY SPANISH PAINTING PORTRAYING THE EDUCATION OF THE VIRGIN MARY IN THE COLLECTION OF THE YALE UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY HAS BEEN REATTRIBUTED TO DIEGO VELAZQUEZ. THE PAINTING WAS DONATED TO THE GALLERY IN 1925 BY HENRY HOTCHKISS TOWNSHEND AND RAYMOND TOWNSHEND. IT IS THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN IN THE TOWNSEND FAMILY FOR THE LAST 40 YEARS AND WAS IN POOR CONDITION WHEN IT ARRIVED AT THE GALLERY. PRIOR TO THE CURRENT ATTRIBUTION, THE PAINTING WAS CONSIDERED TO BE BY AN UNKNOWN ARTIST FROM SEVILLE, SPAIN. THE WORK OS NOW BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN PAINTED BY VELAZQUEZ IN SEVILLE AROUND 1617, MAKING IT ONE OF THE ARTIST'S EARLIEST WORKS. THE PAINTING IS CURRENTLY BEING STUDIED IN ADVANCE OF CONVERSATION TREATMENT.
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