Object details
Accession number
S31w7
Primary Creator
Spanish
Full title
Retable of the Life of the Virgin
Creation Date
early 16th century
Provenance
Collection of Baron Andreas Joannes Ludovicus van den Bogaerde (1787-1855), Heeswijk Castle, Netherlands.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the Heeswijk sale at Frederik Muller & Cie, Bois-le-Duc for 1,300 florins on 24 September 1901, lot 93, through the American artist and collector Ralph W. Curtis (1854-1922) and Fernand Robert, her regular agent in Paris.
Dimensions
220 x 181 cm (86 5/8 x 71 1/4 in.)
Display Media
Polychromed and gilded chestnut
Web Commentary
Isabella 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.
Permanent Gallery Location
Third Floor Stairhall and Stairway
Bibliography
Frederik Muller & Cie. Catalogue des collections d'antiques au Château de Heeswijk Musée "Baron van den Bogaerde," IV: Art Religieux... (Amsterdam, 24 September-1 October 1901), pp. 19, lot 93, ill. (as cathedral doors with scenes of the life of Christ)
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 279. (as doors probably from a church cupboard or possibly a triptych with scenes of the life of Christ; as Spanish or French, 15th century)
Ronald Hilton. Handbook of Hispanic Source Materials and Research Organizations in the United States (Stanford, California, 1956), p. 196. (as doors with scenes of the life of Christ; Spanish or French, 15th century)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), pp. 146-48, no. 180. (as a retable with scenes of the life of the Virgin; as Spanish or French, early 16th century)
Suzanne L. Stratton. Spanish Polychrome Sculpture (1500-1800): In United States Collections. Exh. cat. (New York: The Spanish Institute, 1993), p. 164. (as a retable with scenes of the life of the Virgin; as Spanish or French, early 16th century)
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