Object details
Object number
S19w44
Creator(s)
Italian
Title
Madonna della Misericordia (Candelabrum)
Date
1582
Medium
Polychromed and gilded wood
Dimensions
67.5 x 56 x 13 cm (26 9/16 x 22 1/16 x 5 1/8 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Inscribed (on the back, in black paint ): 1582
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the dealer Georges B. Brauer (d. 1935), Florence for £140 on 9 October 1906.
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. 167. (as 1582 or slightly later, probably provincial work)
Clara Strauss. “Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 9, no. 17 (26 Dec. 1965), p. 2. (as 1582 or slightly later, probably provincial work)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 177, no. 246. (as Italian, dated 1582)
Gallery
Tapestry Room
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