Virgin and Child with a King and Bishop
sculptor
Unknown
Datemid 17th century
Place MadeFranconia, Germany, Europe
MediumPolychromed wood
Dimensions137.1 x 72.3 cm (54 x 28 7/16 in.)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS28e3
eMuseum ID726452
EmbARK ObjectID12711
TMS Source ID1773
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.
BibliographyNotesGilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 255. (as probably South German, 16th century)
Anneliese Harding. German Sculpture in New England Museums (Boston, 1972), p. 59, no. 101. (as early Baroque, Franconian, mid 17th century)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 152, no. 187. (as Franconian, middle of the 17th century)
Anneliese Harding. German Sculpture in New England Museums (Boston, 1972), p. 59, no. 101. (as early Baroque, Franconian, mid 17th century)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 152, no. 187. (as Franconian, middle of the 17th century)
MarksNotesInscribed (on a sticker affixed between the King and Bishop figure, in ink): [illegible]
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection before about 1900.
