Pietà
sculptorAttributed to
Nardon Pénicaud
(about 1470 - about 1543)
Date15th century
Place MadeLimoges, Limousin, France, Europe
MediumEnamel
Dimensions9 cm (3 9/16 in.)
ClassificationsPlaques
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberM27w27
eMuseum ID729671
EmbARK ObjectID12631
TMS Source ID1700
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.
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antiques dealer Consiglio Ricchetti, Venice on 2 September 1897 for 400 lire.
