Virgin Annunciate
sculptor
Unknown
Date1440-1450
Place MadeFranconia, Germany, Europe
MediumWood
Dimensions50.8 cm (20 in.)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS28e31
eMuseum ID730206
EmbARK ObjectID12758
TMS Source ID1819
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.
BibliographyNotesAnneliese Harding. German Sculpture in New England Museums (Boston, 1972), p. 83. (as Franconian, about 1430-1450)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 175, no. 238. (as Franconian, about 1440-1450)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 175, no. 238. (as Franconian, about 1440-1450)
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the art dealer Theodor Einstein & Co., Munich for about 60 marks on 16 August 1897 through her husband, John L. Gardner, Jr. (1837–1898).
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