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Bishop Saint
German (Southwestern) or Austria (Western)
Gothic
about 1510
Medium/Technique
Wood with polychromy
Dimensions
87.6 x 26.0 x 5.2 cm (34 1/2 x 10 1/4 x 2 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Dr. Siegfried J. Thannhauser in memory of his wife, Franziska Reiner Thannhauser
Accession Number63.585
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionThis figure of a Bishop Saint is of a set with a Saint Leonard figure (63.586). Both figures were originally displayed in the center of a winged altarpiece similar to that in Oehringen which is datable around 1510 (Pinder, 1929, 406-7).
ProvenanceBefore 1935, purchased in Kassel, Germany by Dr. Siegfried Josef Thannhauser (b. 1885 - d. 1962), Freiburg, Düsseldorf, and Brookline, MA [see note 1]; 1963, bequest of Siegfried J. Thannhauser to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 8, 1963)
NOTES:
[1] Dr. Thannhauser immigrated to the Boston area in 1935, bringing his art collection with him. According to Edward R. Lubin's appraisal of his collection (February 14, 1962), this sculpture was purchased in Kassel.
NOTES:
[1] Dr. Thannhauser immigrated to the Boston area in 1935, bringing his art collection with him. According to Edward R. Lubin's appraisal of his collection (February 14, 1962), this sculpture was purchased in Kassel.