Saint Nicholas
sculptor
Unknown
Date16th century
Place MadeBavaria, Germany, Europe
MediumPolychromed and gilded wood
Dimensions40.3 cm (15 7/8 in.)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS28w13
eMuseum ID728751
EmbARK ObjectID12793
TMS Source ID1851
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. 255. (the figure as a bishop, St. Nicholas (?); as Italian, 15th century?)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 177, no. 248. (the figure as St. Nicholas (?); as Bavarian, 16th century)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 177, no. 248. (the figure as St. Nicholas (?); as Bavarian, 16th century)
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner (with a second object, an unidentified box) from the antique dealers Koopman & Co., Boston for a total of $35 on 3 April 1894.
