Object details
Accession number
S28e31
Primary Creator
German, Franconia
Full title
Virgin Annunciate
Creation Date
1440-1450
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the art dealer Theodor Einstein & Co., Munich for about 60 marks on 16 August 1897 through her husband, John L. Gardner, Jr. (1837–1898).
Dimensions
50.8 cm (20 in.)
Display Media
Wood
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), p. 83. (as Franconian, about 1430-1450)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 175, no. 238. (as Franconian, about 1440-1450)
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