Object details
Object number
S6e1
Creator(s)
Dutch
Title
Standing Bishop
Date
about 1450-1500
Medium
Polychromed and gilded lindenwood
Dimensions
86.4 cm (34 in.)
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antique dealer A. Clerle, Venice for about 400 lire on 27 September 1897.
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. 47. (as probably German, 15th century)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 84, no. 111. (as Netherlandish or German, 2nd half of the 15th century)
Gallery
Spanish Chapel
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