Circle of Hans Leinberger (active 1511 - 1530)

Nativity, about 1520 (the painted landscape background is a later addition)

Polychromed and gilded lindenwood , 30.4 x 58.4 cm (11 15/16 x 23 in.)

Object details

Accession number

S28e13

Primary Creator

Hans Leinberger (active 1511 - 1530)

Full title

Nativity

Creation Date

about 1520 (the painted landscape background is a later addition)

Provenance

Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the art dealer Julius Böhler, Munich for 256 marks on 17 August 1897, through the Austrian conductor Wilhelm Gericke (1845-1925).

Dimensions

30.4 x 58.4 cm (11 15/16 x 23 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

Chapel

Bibliography

Anneliese Harding. German Sculpture in New England Museums (Boston, 1972), pp. 47, 83, no. 65. (as Bavarian, influence of Leinberger, about 1520)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 101, no. 132. (as Bavarian, Landshut, circle of Hans Leinberger, about 1520)

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Hans Leinberger - Nativity, about 1520 (the painted landscape background is a later addition)