Virgin and Child with Saints Matthew and Francis
painter
Bicci di Lorenzo
(Florence, 1373 - 1452, Florence)
Date1430-1450
Place MadeFlorence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe
MediumGold and tempera on panel
Dimensions84.1 x 51.8 cm (33 1/8 x 20 3/8 in.)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberP15w36
eMuseum ID722110
EmbARK ObjectID10782
TMS Source ID51
Last Updated8/9/24
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.
BibliographyNotesPhilip Hendy. Catalogue of Exhibited Paintings and Drawings (Boston, 1931), pp. 45-46.
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 97.
Burton B. Fredericksen and Federico Zeri. Census of Pre-Nineteenth-Century Italian Paintings in North American Public Collections (Cambridge, 1972), p. 28
Philip Hendy. European and American Paintings in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1974), pp. 26-27. (as 1425-1450)
Laurence Kanter. "Bicci di Lorenzo, Virgin and Child with Saints Matthew and Francis" in Hilliard Goldfarb et al. Italian Paintings and Drawings Before 1800 in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Unpublished manuscript. (Boston, 1996-2000). (as 1430-1450)
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 97.
Burton B. Fredericksen and Federico Zeri. Census of Pre-Nineteenth-Century Italian Paintings in North American Public Collections (Cambridge, 1972), p. 28
Philip Hendy. European and American Paintings in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1974), pp. 26-27. (as 1425-1450)
Laurence Kanter. "Bicci di Lorenzo, Virgin and Child with Saints Matthew and Francis" in Hilliard Goldfarb et al. Italian Paintings and Drawings Before 1800 in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Unpublished manuscript. (Boston, 1996-2000). (as 1430-1450)
MarksNotesInscribed in the Virgin's halo: AVE MARIA GRATIA PLENA
Inscribed in St. Matthew's halo: SCS. MATTEUS. APO
Inscribed in St. Francis's halo: SCS. FRANCISCI
Inscribed in St. Matthew's halo: SCS. MATTEUS. APO
Inscribed in St. Francis's halo: SCS. FRANCISCI
ProvenanceNotesPossibly in the collection of the Altoviti or Crobinelli family, Florence.
Purchased by the painter Joseph Lindon Smith (1863–1950) in Florence around 1898. Loaned for exhibition to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 26 April 1899–22 October 1900 as attributed to Memmi. Loaned again 11 June 1909–18 October 1912 as attributed to Bicci di Lorenzo.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the painter Joseph Lindon Smith (1863-1950), after October 1912.
Purchased by the painter Joseph Lindon Smith (1863–1950) in Florence around 1898. Loaned for exhibition to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 26 April 1899–22 October 1900 as attributed to Memmi. Loaned again 11 June 1909–18 October 1912 as attributed to Bicci di Lorenzo.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the painter Joseph Lindon Smith (1863-1950), after October 1912.
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