Crucified Christ
sculptor
Unknown
Dateearly 14th century
Place MadeLimoges, Limousin, France, Europe
MediumCopper alloy (bronze), with traces of gilding
Dimensions13.7 x 14.2 cm (5 3/8 x 5 9/16 in.)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberM27w40
eMuseum ID728844
Original Numbernone, left of M27w39 (I&N)
EmbARK ObjectID12653
TMS Source ID1720
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.
BibliographyNotesAlan Chong and Giovanna De Appolonia. The Art of the Cross: Medieval and Renaissance Piety in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Exh. cat. (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 2001), pp. 14, 19, 47, 50, 62-63, cat. 4.
ProvenanceNotesProbably purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antiques dealers Moisè Dalla Torre and Co., Venice, for 30 lire in June 1884. Alternatively, it may have been purchased from the dealer Antonio Carrer (d. 1912), Venice, for 400 lire on 25 September 1897. (See the record for M27w24, Crucifix)
