Frieze
maker
Unknown
Dateearly 16th century
Place MadeUtrecht, Utrecht province, Netherlands, Europe
MediumCarved and painted wood
Dimensions184.2 x 31.4 cm (72 1/2 x 12 3/8 in.)
ClassificationsArchitectural Elements
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF27w31
eMuseum ID729428
EmbARK ObjectID12639
TMS Source ID1708
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.
BibliographyNotesFrederik Muller & Cie. Catalogue des collections d'antiques au Château de Heeswijk Musée "Baron van den Bogaerde," IV: Art Religieux... (Amsterdam, 24 September 1901), pp. 1, 19, lot 94. (as probably Utecht, 15th century)
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 244.
Anneliese Harding. German Sculpture in New England Museums (Boston, 1972), p. 83. (as Swiss, 1st half of the 16th century)
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 244.
Anneliese Harding. German Sculpture in New England Museums (Boston, 1972), p. 83. (as Swiss, 1st half of the 16th century)
MarksNotesInscribed: DE ASENTIBUS NIL NISI BONUM [concerning the absent nothing but good]
Marked: Coat of arms of Wouter van Baexen and Maria van Zuylen van Harmelen
Marked: Coat of arms of Wouter van Baexen and Maria van Zuylen van Harmelen
ProvenanceNotesProbably in the collection of the Dutch nobles Wouter van Baexen and Marie van Zuylen van Harmelen (d. 1528).
Purchased by an unknown collector at a sale, Utrecht in 1860 for about 700 florins.
Collection of Baron Andreas Joannes Ludovicus Van den Bogaerde at Château de Heeswijk, Bois-le-Duc.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at the Heeswijk sale in Bois-le-Duc from Frederik Muller & Co., Amsterdam for 2090 florins on 24 September 1901 through Fernand Robert, Isabella Stewart Gardner's regular agent in Paris.
Purchased by an unknown collector at a sale, Utrecht in 1860 for about 700 florins.
Collection of Baron Andreas Joannes Ludovicus Van den Bogaerde at Château de Heeswijk, Bois-le-Duc.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at the Heeswijk sale in Bois-le-Duc from Frederik Muller & Co., Amsterdam for 2090 florins on 24 September 1901 through Fernand Robert, Isabella Stewart Gardner's regular agent in Paris.
