Polychromed and gilded lindenwood
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86.4 cm (34 in.)
Object details
Accession number
S6e1
Primary Creator
Dutch
Full title
Standing Bishop
Creation Date
about 1450-1500
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antique dealer A. Clerle, Venice for about 400 lire on 27 September 1897.
Dimensions
86.4 cm (34 in.)
Display Media
Polychromed and gilded lindenwood
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
Spanish Chapel
Bibliography
Gilbert 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)
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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.
