Saint Barbara
sculptor
Unknown
Dateabout 1510-1520
Place MadeBavaria, Germany, Europe
MediumPolychromed and gilded lindenwood
Dimensions58.5 cm (23 1/16 in.)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS28w3.6
eMuseum ID729237
EmbARK ObjectID12790
Original NumberS28w7-s
TMS Source ID1848
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.
BibliographyNotesMorris Carter. Isabella Stewart Gardner and Fenway Court (Boston, 1925; Reprint, Boston, 1972), p. 196.
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 259. (as Bavarian, early 16th century)
Anneliese Harding. German Sculpture in New England Museums (Boston, 1972), p. 83. (as South Tyrol, end of the 15th century, very provincial)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), pp. 97-100, no. 129. (as Bavarian, about 1510-1520)
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 259. (as Bavarian, early 16th century)
Anneliese Harding. German Sculpture in New England Museums (Boston, 1972), p. 83. (as South Tyrol, end of the 15th century, very provincial)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), pp. 97-100, no. 129. (as Bavarian, about 1510-1520)
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner with seven other simillar statues of saints, which likely were all once part of a single altarpiece (museum nos. S38w3.1-8), from the art dealer Theodor Einstein & Co., Munich for 980 marks on 16 August 1897 through her husband, John L. Gardner, Jr. (1837–1898).
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