Magus
sculptor
Unknown
Dateearly 16th century
Place MadeLower Rhenish, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe
MediumPolychromed and gilded basswood
Dimensions170 cm (66 15/16 in.)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS30e20
eMuseum ID727316
EmbARK ObjectID12830
TMS Source ID1886
Last Updated11/12/24
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.
BibliographyNotesCatalogue. Fenway Court. (Boston, 1925), p. 32. (as German, 15th century)
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 264. (as French, early 16th century)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 149, no. 182. (as Lower Rhenish, early 16th century)
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 264. (as French, early 16th century)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 149, no. 182. (as Lower Rhenish, early 16th century)
MarksNotesInscribed (in ink on a clipping from a French sale catalogue affixed to the Magus's shoulder): U La figure Sans Bras [gloria?] (U the figure without an arm [the final word is uncertain])
Inscribed (a sticker affixed to the Magus's chest): 22
Inscribed (a sticker affixed to the Magus's chest): 22
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the collection of Emile Peyre (1828-1904), Paris for 1346 francs by 15 December 1897, through Fernand Robert her regular agent in Paris.
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