Object details
Object number
S8n1
Creator(s)
German, Southern Germany
Title
Patrician Family at Prayer
Date
early 17th century
Medium
Limestone
Dimensions
29.2 x 61 cm (11 1/2 x 24 in.)
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the dealer A. Pickert, Nuremberg for 700 marks on 17 August 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. 55. (as German, 16th or 17th century)
William N. Mason. “Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 6, no. 47 (21 Jul. 1963), p. 2. (as German, 16th or 17th century)
Anneliese Harding. German Sculpture in New England Museums (Boston, 1972), pp. 57, 93, no. 94. (as South German, early 17th century)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 151, no. 186. (as South German, early 17th century)
Gallery
Chinese Loggia
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