Saint John the Evangelist
sculptor
Unknown
Dateabout 1500-1510
Place MadeUlm, Swabia, Germany, Europe
MediumPolychromed and gilded lindenwood
Dimensions67.3 x 15.2 cm (26 1/2 x 6 in.)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS28s1
eMuseum ID730111
EmbARK ObjectID12760
TMS Source ID1821
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. 259. (as School of Ulm, about 1500)
“Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 8, no. 45 (11 Jul. 1965), p. 2.
Anneliese Harding. German Sculpture in New England Museums (Boston, 1972), p. 83. (as School of Ulm, about 1500)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 89, no. 117. (as Upper Swabian, Ulm (?), about 1500-1510)
“Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 8, no. 45 (11 Jul. 1965), p. 2.
Anneliese Harding. German Sculpture in New England Museums (Boston, 1972), p. 83. (as School of Ulm, about 1500)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 89, no. 117. (as Upper Swabian, Ulm (?), about 1500-1510)
ProvenanceNotesCreated for a sculpture group, possibly a Crucifixion, that once included the related Female Saint (museum no. S28s5).
The two sculptures were purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the art dealer Theodor Einstein & Co., Munich (as the work of a certain Hans Sachs) for a total of about 140 marks on 16 August 1897 through her husband, John L. Gardner, Jr. (1837–1898).
The two sculptures were purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the art dealer Theodor Einstein & Co., Munich (as the work of a certain Hans Sachs) for a total of about 140 marks on 16 August 1897 through her husband, John L. Gardner, Jr. (1837–1898).
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