Saint Margaret
sculptor
Unknown
Dateabout 1520-1530
Place MadeBavaria, Germany, Europe
MediumPolychromed and gilded pine
Dimensions92 cm (36 1/4 in.)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS28w11
eMuseum ID729279
EmbARK ObjectID12785
TMS Source ID1843
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. (as Bavarian, early 16th century)
Anneliese Harding. German Sculpture in New England Museums (Boston, 1972), pp. 48, 83, no. 68. (as Swabian, about 1520-1530)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 103, no. 135. (as Bavarian or Tyrolean, about 1520-1530)
Anneliese Harding. German Sculpture in New England Museums (Boston, 1972), pp. 48, 83, no. 68. (as Swabian, about 1520-1530)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 103, no. 135. (as Bavarian or Tyrolean, about 1520-1530)
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the art dealer Theodor Einstein & Co., Munich for about 160 marks on 16 August 1897 through her husband, John L. Gardner, Jr. (1837–1898).
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