Standing Bishop
sculptor
Unknown
Dateabout 1450-1500
Place MadeNetherlands, Europe
MediumPolychromed and gilded lindenwood
Dimensions86.4 cm (34 in.)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS6e1
eMuseum ID729234
EmbARK ObjectID11305
TMS Source ID539
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. 47. (as probably German, 15th century)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 84, no. 111. (as Netherlandish or German, 2nd half of the 15th century)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 84, no. 111. (as Netherlandish or German, 2nd half of the 15th century)
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antique dealer A. Clerle, Venice for about 400 lire on 27 September 1897.
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