Virgin and Child
sculptorAfter
Benedetto da Maiano
(Florence, 1442 - 1497, Florence)
Dateafter 1485-1495
Place MadeFlorence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe
MediumPainted stucco
Dimensions57 cm (22 7/16 in.)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS27w9
eMuseum ID725475
EmbARK ObjectID12590
TMS Source ID1667
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. 253. (as probably after Benedetto da Maiano, "by a contemporary")
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 117, no. 146. (as workshop of Benedtto da Maiano, late 15th century)
Robert J.M. Olson. The Florentine Tondo (New York, 2000), p. 155, fig. 6.34. (as after Benedetto da Maiano, after 1485-1495)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 117, no. 146. (as workshop of Benedtto da Maiano, late 15th century)
Robert J.M. Olson. The Florentine Tondo (New York, 2000), p. 155, fig. 6.34. (as after Benedetto da Maiano, after 1485-1495)
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the art dealer Mariano Rocchi, Perugia for a total of $600 on about 23 March 1903, through the painter Joseph Lindon Smith (1863-1950). (as a set with museum no. S27e35)
