Object details
Object number
S28w13
Creator(s)
German, Bavaria
Title
Saint Nicholas (?)
Date
16th century
Medium
Polychromed and gilded wood
Dimensions
40.3 cm (15 7/8 in.)
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner (with a second object, an unidentified box) from the antique dealers Koopman & Co., Boston for a total of $35 on 3 April 1894.
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. (the figure as a bishop, St. Nicholas (?); as Italian, 15th century?)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 177, no. 248. (the figure as St. Nicholas (?); as Bavarian, 16th century)
Gallery
Chapel
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