The Madonna and Child
sculptorWorkshop of
Jean Limousin I
(Limoges, 1561 - 1610, Limoges)
Datelate 16th century - early 17th century
Place MadeLimoges, Limousin, France, Europe
MediumEnamel
Dimensions23.5 x 19.1 cm (9 1/4 x 7 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsPlaques
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberM27w26
eMuseum ID724527
EmbARK ObjectID12625
TMS Source ID1694
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. 242.
Nathaniel Silver and Diana Seave Greenwald. Isabella Stewart Gardner: A Life (Boston, 2022), pp. 93-94, fig. 46.
Nathaniel Silver and Diana Seave Greenwald. Isabella Stewart Gardner: A Life (Boston, 2022), pp. 93-94, fig. 46.
MarksNotesInscribed (bottom): SANCTA DE MALO RECTA [the holy one free from evil]
Inscribed (ten scrolls): names of the ten Virtues in Old French
Monogramed (bottom): A M [Ave Maria]
Inscribed in ink (on torn paper adherred to the back): ...ni prop mea ieni et.../ cellain uinariam dille.... / uscipe mariam matreni christe / ...uce te dirigat in omnibus uiistuis...
Inscribed (ten scrolls): names of the ten Virtues in Old French
Monogramed (bottom): A M [Ave Maria]
Inscribed in ink (on torn paper adherred to the back): ...ni prop mea ieni et.../ cellain uinariam dille.... / uscipe mariam matreni christe / ...uce te dirigat in omnibus uiistuis...
ProvenanceNotesCollection of Louis-Henri Roger de Cahusac, Marquis de Caux (1775-1839).
Bequeathed from the Marquis de Caux to his wife Sophie Muget, Duchesse de Valmy (1802-1892).
By descent to the Henriette Kellermann, Comtesse de Reculot (1841-1920) in 1893.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the Comtesse de Reculot for 45,000 francs on 24 September 1895 through Fernand Robert, Isabella Stewart Gardner's regular agent in Paris.
Bequeathed from the Marquis de Caux to his wife Sophie Muget, Duchesse de Valmy (1802-1892).
By descent to the Henriette Kellermann, Comtesse de Reculot (1841-1920) in 1893.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the Comtesse de Reculot for 45,000 francs on 24 September 1895 through Fernand Robert, Isabella Stewart Gardner's regular agent in Paris.
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