The Entombment
sculptorWorkshop of
Jean Pénicaud
(about 1490 - about 1540)
Date15th century - 16th century
Place MadeLimoges, Limousin, France, Europe
MediumEnamel
Dimensions20.5 x 17 cm (8 1/16 x 6 11/16 in.)
ClassificationsPlaques
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberM27w28
eMuseum ID729394
EmbARK ObjectID12637
TMS Source ID1706
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), pp. 242-43. (as Nardon Pénicaud or Jean I Pénicaud, after Martin Schongauer)
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's husband John L. Gardner, Jr. (1837-1898) from the art dealer Julius Böhler, Munich on 17 August 1897 for 5,200 marks.