Virgin and Child
sculptor
Unknown
Datemid 14th century
Place MadeIle-de-France, France, Europe
MediumPolychrome on Limestone
Dimensions114.5 cm (45 1/16 in.)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS30n9
eMuseum ID717592
EmbARK ObjectID13464
TMS Source ID2395
Last Updated11/13/24
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. 275. (as French, early 14th century, gothic)
Betty Chamberlain. “Gothic Room” in Alfred M. Frankfurter (ed). The Gardner Collection (New York, 1946), p. 7. (as French, gothic)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 80, no. 108. (as Ile-de-France, middle of the 14th century)
Betty Chamberlain. “Gothic Room” in Alfred M. Frankfurter (ed). The Gardner Collection (New York, 1946), p. 7. (as French, gothic)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 80, no. 108. (as Ile-de-France, middle of the 14th century)
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the collection of Emile Peyre (1828-1904), Paris for about 4,750 francs on 17 November 1899, through Fernand Robert, her regular agent in Paris.
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