Object details
Object number
S28e3
Creator(s)
German, Franconia
Title
Virgin and Child with a King and Bishop
Date
mid 17th century
Medium
Polychromed wood
Dimensions
137.1 x 72.3 cm (54 x 28 7/16 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Inscribed (on a sticker affixed between the King and Bishop figure, in ink): [illegible]
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection before about 1900.
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. 255. (as probably South German, 16th century)
Anneliese Harding. German Sculpture in New England Museums (Boston, 1972), p. 59, no. 101. (as early Baroque, Franconian, mid 17th century)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 152, no. 187. (as Franconian, middle of the 17th century)
Gallery
Chapel
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