Head of a Bishop
sculptor
Unknown
Date1450-1499
Place MadeRhineland Palatinate, Germany, Europe
MediumCarved and painted wood
Dimensions13.3 x 6.4 cm (5 1/4 x 2 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS27w27
eMuseum ID724455
EmbARK ObjectID12627
Original Numbernone, above left of M27w27 (I&N)
TMS Source ID1696
Last Updated8/14/24
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.
BibliographyNotesAnneliese Harding. German Sculpture in New England Museums (Boston, 1972), p. 83. (as Rhenish, about 1450-1499)
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.
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1918.
Unknown
late 17th century - early 18th century
