Virgin
sculptor
Giovanni Antonio Pilacorte
(about 1455 - 1531)
Dateabout 1500
Place MadeVenice, Veneto, Italy, Europe
MediumLimestone
Dimensions57.1 x 26.7 x 17.1 cm (22 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 6 3/4 in.)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS27e45.2
eMuseum ID726557
EmbARK ObjectID12570
Original NumberS27e47-s
TMS Source ID1648
Last Updated8/9/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
BibliographyNotesGilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 252. (as probably Venetian, 15th century)
Ulrich Middelorf. "Three Sculptors of the Veneto Represented at Fenway Court." Fenway Court (1973), pp. 2-4, figs. 1-2. (as attributed to Giovanni Antonio Pilacorte)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 139, no. 170. (as by Giovanni Antonio Pilacorte, about 1500)
Ulrich Middelorf. "Three Sculptors of the Veneto Represented at Fenway Court." Fenway Court (1973), pp. 2-4, figs. 1-2. (as attributed to Giovanni Antonio Pilacorte)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 139, no. 170. (as by Giovanni Antonio Pilacorte, about 1500)
MarksNotesInscribed (pedestal): FIAT (Amen)
ProvenanceNotesCreated as part of an annunciation group with the companion bust of Gabriel (museum no. S27e45.1).
The two sculptures were purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antique dealer Consiglio Ricchetti, Venice for about 1,116 lire on 12 August 1890.
The two sculptures were purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antique dealer Consiglio Ricchetti, Venice for about 1,116 lire on 12 August 1890.
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