Patrician Family at Prayer
sculptor
Unknown
Dateearly 17th century
Place MadeSouthern Germany, Germany, Europe
MediumLimestone
Dimensions29.2 x 61 cm (11 1/2 x 24 in.)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS8n1
eMuseum ID730132
EmbARK ObjectID11381
TMS Source ID603
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. 55. (as German, 16th or 17th century)
William N. Mason. “Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 6, no. 47 (21 Jul. 1963), p. 2. (as German, 16th or 17th century)
Anneliese Harding. German Sculpture in New England Museums (Boston, 1972), pp. 57, 93, no. 94. (as South German, early 17th century)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 151, no. 186. (as South German, early 17th century)
William N. Mason. “Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 6, no. 47 (21 Jul. 1963), p. 2. (as German, 16th or 17th century)
Anneliese Harding. German Sculpture in New England Museums (Boston, 1972), pp. 57, 93, no. 94. (as South German, early 17th century)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 151, no. 186. (as South German, early 17th century)
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the dealer A. Pickert, Nuremberg for 700 marks on 17 August 1897.
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