Object details
Accession number
M27w26
Primary Creator
Jean Limousin I
(Limoges, 1561 - 1610, Limoges)
Full title
The Madonna and Child with the Ten Virtues
Creation Date
late 16th century - early 17th century
Provenance
Collection of Louis-Henri Roger de Cahusac, Marquis de Caux (1775-1839).
Bequeathed from the Marquis de Caux to his wife Sophie Muget, Duchesse de Valmy (1802-1892).
By descent to the Henriette Kellermann, Comtesse de Reculot (1841-1920) in 1893.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the Comtesse de Reculot for 45,000 francs on 24 September 1895 through Fernand Robert, Isabella Stewart Gardner's regular agent in Paris.
Marks
Inscribed (bottom): SANCTA DE MALO RECTA [the holy one free from evil]
Inscribed (ten scrolls): names of the ten Virtues in Old French
Monogramed (bottom): A M [Ave Maria]
Inscribed in ink (on torn paper adherred to the back): ...ni prop mea ieni et.../ cellain uinariam dille.... / uscipe mariam matreni christe / ...uce te dirigat in omnibus uiistuis...
Dimensions
23.5 x 19.1 cm (9 1/4 x 7 1/2 in.)
Display Media
Enamel
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
Long Gallery
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 242.
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