This stone statue of the Virgin Mary shows her standing on a small ledge with a small angel on either side of her. She is dressed in a long flowing robe with her hands in prayer position at her chest. She gazes out at the viewer with a crown on her head, shoulder length hair and a halo. The winged angels are shown in flight, each with one hand on her hip and the other hand on her shoulder. This scene is bordered by a geometric frame that slopes to a point at the top center.
Italian, Venice
Virgin Borne to Heaven,
about 1400
Stone
,
101.9 x 61.9 cm (40 1/8 x 24 3/8 in.)
Object details
Accession number
S5w1
Primary Creator
Italian, Venice
Full title
Virgin Borne to Heaven
Creation Date
about 1400
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the marble mason and dealer Francesco Dorigo, Venice after 14 July 1900.
Dimensions
101.9 x 61.9 cm (40 1/8 x 24 3/8 in.)
Display Media
Stone
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
Courtyard
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 41. (generally discusses the inset reliefs in the courtyard)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 126, no. 153. (as Venetian, about 1400; illustrated with the dealer photograph)
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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.