Object details
Object number
M27w27
Creator(s)
Attributed to
Nardon Pénicaud
(about 1470 - about 1543)
Title
Pietà
Date
late 15th century - mid 16th century
Medium
Enamel on copper
Dimensions
height: 9 cm (3 9/16 in.)
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antiques dealer Consiglio Ricchetti, Venice on 2 September 1897 for 400 lire.
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.
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 242.
Nathaniel Silver and Diana Seave Greenwald. Isabella Stewart Gardner: A Life (Boston, 2022), pp. 93-94, fig. 46.
Gallery
Long Gallery
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