Saint Michael
sculptorCircle of
Hans Degler
(Munich, 1564 - 1637, Weilheim)
Dateabout 1600
Place MadeGermany, Europe
MediumPolychromed wood
Dimensions68 cm (26 3/4 in.)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS28e11
eMuseum ID726036
EmbARK ObjectID12723
TMS Source ID1785
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. 256. (as South German, about 1550)
Anneliese Harding. German Sculpture in New England Museums (Boston, 1972), pp. 57, 83, fig. 93. (as circle of Degler, Munich, about 1600)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 150, no. 185. (as circle of Hans Degler, about 1600)
Anneliese Harding. German Sculpture in New England Museums (Boston, 1972), pp. 57, 83, fig. 93. (as circle of Degler, Munich, about 1600)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 150, no. 185. (as circle of Hans Degler, about 1600)
MarksNotesInscribed (front of stand): S. Michael
Inscribed in ink (back of stand): 1676
Inscribed in ink (back of stand): 1676
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the art dealer Theodor Einstein & Co., Munich for about 120 marks on 16 August 1897 through her husband, John L. Gardner, Jr. (1837–1898).
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