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1. Saint Thomas Receives the Virgin’s Girdle. 

Italian, Liguria, about 1450–1500. Painted and gilded wood

2. Armchair. 

Italian, 17th–18th century. Walnut and leather

3. Adam and Eve, 

16th century. Follower of Lucas Cranach the Elder (German, 1472–1553). Oil on panel

4. Bargueño (desk). 

Spanish, in the style of the 17th century. Gilded wood with iron plates

5. Saint Bernardino. 

Italian, Tuscany, about 1475–1500. Painted terracotta

6. Armchairs. 

Central Italian, about 1600. Walnut, with modern upholstery

7. Virgin and Child. 

French, about 1350. Painted limestone

8. Field of Flowers (Millefleurs), 

Flemish, early 16th century. Tapestry; wool and silk, assembled from many fragments

9. Altar of the Holy Kinship. 

German, Saxony, about 1510–20. Painted and gilded lindenwood

10. Credenza. 

French, about 1500. Oak.

11. Plaques from a Processional Cross. 

Italian, Venice, about 1300. Silver, with remains of gilding. On a Lectern. French, 13th or 14th century. Iron

12. The Trinity with Saint Catherine and a Bishop Saint. 

German, about 1500. Wood

13. Carved Panel (front of a chest). 

French, 15th century. Wood

14. Two Plates. 

French (with fleurs-de-lys) and German. Brass

15. Candlesticks. 

Italian, 16th century. Brass

16. Food Molds: Cat’s Head and Gourd. 

Unknown origin, 19th century. Copper

17. Liqueur Chest. 

Italian, Venice, 17th century. Leather and brass

18. Refectory Table. 

Italian, 16th century. Walnut

On the table: 

  • Boxes. French and Italian, wood and leather, iron, and lead;
  • Iron Bolt 
  • Candle Snuffer 
  • Door Knocker
  • Casket. Indian, 17th century. Wood and mother-of-pearl  
  • Bull-Headed Mace. Iranian, 1785–1786. Cast-iron, inlaid with gold and silver;
  • Sermons of Johann Nider. German, about 1476–78. Book

19. Chairs. 

Central Italian, 16th–17th century. Walnut, with gilding

20. Brazier. 

Italian, 19th century. Brass

21. Candle Stand. 

French, 14th century. Iron

1. Virgin and Child. 

Italian, Venice, about 1425–1475. Gold and tempera on panel

2. Tambour (screen for indoor porch or stairwell). 

French, about 1500. Wood

3. Chair. 

Italian, about 1800. Wood with gilding

4. Day Bed. 

English, late 17th century. Wood with caning

5. Virgin and Child with an Apple. 

North Italian, about 1430–1480. Tempera on panel

6. Armchair. 

Italian, 16th or 17th century. Wood with gilding

7. Altar of Saint Maurice and the Theban Legion. 

German or Swiss, 1515. Painted wood

8. Coat of Arms of Queen Isabella of Spain. 

Spanish, about 1450–1500. Iron

9. Fireplace. 

Italian, Venice, 16th century. Stone

10. Child’s Chair. 

Italian, 16th or 17th century. Wood with gilding

11. Magus (one of the Three Wise Men from the Bible). 

German, early 16th century. Painted wood

12. Armchair. 

Italian, about 1600. Wood with gilding

13. Choir Stalls. 

Italian, 15th–16th century. Wood

14. Mounted Saint (possibly Saint Hubert or Saint Eustace). 

German, about 1470–80. Painted wood

15. Pennant, with coat of arms of Pope Clement VIII. 

Spanish, Almodóvar del Campo, about 1592–1605. Silk velvet, with linen and metallic yarns

16. The Angel Gabriel. 

Italian, 19th century. Brass

17. Armchair. 

North Italian, 17th–18th century. Wood and leather

1. Coat of Arms of the Pisani Family. 

Italian, Venice, 19th century. Iron

2. Dominican Nun. 

Italian, 17th century. Painted terracotta

3. Saint Agnes. 

Italian, Spoleto, about 1325–50. Painted and gilded wood

4. Credenza. 

French, 19th century, in the style of the 15th century. Wood

5. Candelabrum. 

Spanish, 16th century. Wrought iron

6. Six Stained-glass Windows: 

Upper pair 

  • commemorates the marriage of A. Lienhard Jöchl (left) and Dorothea Hungerhausen (right). Austrian, about 1480–90 

Four below from Milan Cathedral. Left to right: 

  • The Vision of Saint John, about 1420
  • Christ Washing the Feet of the Disciples, about 1480–90
  • two scenes from the life of Saint John of Damascus, after 1480

7. Wheel Window. 

Probably Italian, 15th century. Wood

8. Angel Candelabra. 

Italian, 15th century. Painted and gilded wood

9. Virgin and Child. 

Austrian or Northern Italian, about 1425. Painted and gilded wood

10. Armchairs. 

Northern Italian, early 17th century. Wood

11. Chest: Virgin and Child, with Saints Claude, John, Barbara, and Nicholas. 

French, about 1525. Walnut

12. Candelabra. 

Probably German, 19th century. Brass

13. Virgin and Child, 

15th century. Workshop of Lorenzo Ghiberti (Italian, 1378–1455). Painted and gilded wood

14. Angels holding Candlesticks. 

Italian, 17th century. Painted and gilded wood

15. Gabled Shrine with the Virgin and Child. 

Italian, Veneto, 1450–1500. Painted and gilded wood

16. Armchairs, with Crest of Albergotti Family of Arezzo. 

Italian, Tuscany, about 1600. Gilded walnut

17. Torchère. 

Spanish, about 1400. Iron

18. Credenza. 

French, 19th century, in style of the 15th century. Oak

19. Bust of a Woman. 

Italian, 19th century. Painted and gilded plaster

20. St. Agnes. 

Italian, Aquila, about 1315. Painted and gilded wood

21. Lectern. 

French, about 1400. Iron. On the lectern is a pigskin book cover with brass mountings.

1. Isabella Stewart Gardner, 

1888. John S. Sargent (American, 1856– 1925). Oil on canvas

2. Chest. 

Spanish, 15th century. Oak. On chest is a leather-bound Italian choir book, 1733

3. Tapestry: The Landlord and the Woodcutters. 

Flemish, probably Tournai, about 1510–20. Wool and silk

4. Armchairs. 

Northern Italian, early 17th century. Wood

5. Peasant’s Chair. 

Italian, Alps, 18th century. Wood

6. Virgin and Child, 

about 1325. Simone Martini (Italian, about 1280–1344). Tempera and gold on panel

7. The Presentation of the Christ Child in the Temple, 

about 1320. Giotto (Italian, about 1267–1337). Tempera and gold on panel

8. Dante Chair. 

Italian, 16th century, with later restorations. Walnut

9. Saint Elizabeth of Hungary. 

German, upper Rhine or Swabia, about 1490. Lindenwood

10. Two Canopy Supports: A Bearded Friar (left); Virgin and Child with Saint Anne (right). 

French, about 1400. Wood. Built into the sides of a modern throne.

11. The Education of the Prince of Peace. 

Flemish (probably Tournai), about 1525–50. Tapestry; wool and silk

12. Savonarola Chair. 

Italian, 19th century, with 16th century arms. Walnut

13. Table. 

Italian, 19th century; marble top perhaps 17th century. Wood and pink cippolino rosso marble

14. Processional Cross. 

Italian, Venice, about 1450. Gilded copper, on a wood core

15. Candlesticks. 

Italian, 15th century. Brass

16. Dante Chair. 

Italian, 19th century, in style of 16th. Walnut

17. Chandelier. 

German, Bavaria, 16th century. Antlers and painted wood

18. Frieze: Portrait Heads and Coats of Arms. 

Northern Italian, 15th century. Painted wood

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