Virgin and Child
sculptor
Unknown
Dateabout 1400
Place MadeBruges, Habsburg Netherlands, Netherlands, Europe
MediumPolychromed and gilded wood (hardwood, probably walnut)
Dimensions45 cm (17 11/16 in.)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS30s11
eMuseum ID716779
EmbARK ObjectID13297
TMS Source ID2281
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.
BibliographyNotesGilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 267. (as Venetian, about 1430)
Charles L. Kuhn. "German Late Gothic Sculpture in the Gardner Museum, Boston" in Wilhelm Reinhold Walter Koehler (ed.). Medieval Studies in Memory of A. Kingsley Porter (Cambridge, 1939), p. 559, fig. 1. (as North Italian, about 1420-1440; stylistically, under German influence)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), pp. 71-72, no. 100. (as Austrian or North Italian, about 1435)
Charles L. Kuhn. "German Late Gothic Sculpture in the Gardner Museum, Boston" in Wilhelm Reinhold Walter Koehler (ed.). Medieval Studies in Memory of A. Kingsley Porter (Cambridge, 1939), p. 559, fig. 1. (as North Italian, about 1420-1440; stylistically, under German influence)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), pp. 71-72, no. 100. (as Austrian or North Italian, about 1435)
MarksNotesInscribed on a tag (front of the figure): No. 598
ProvenanceNotesPurchased from the art dealer Stefano Bardini, Florence for about 2,000 lire on 6 October 1897.
