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Saint Joseph
Italian (possibly Florence or Naples)
Renaissance
about 1550
Object Place: Europe, Florence, Italy
Medium/Technique
Stone; Marble
Dimensions
Overall: 167.6cm (66in.)
Diameter and weight: 432.3 kg (953 lb.)
Block (Heavy steel pallet / three steel clips secure object to pallet): 10.2 x 58.4 x 68.6 cm (4 x 23 x 27 in.)
Diameter and weight: 432.3 kg (953 lb.)
Block (Heavy steel pallet / three steel clips secure object to pallet): 10.2 x 58.4 x 68.6 cm (4 x 23 x 27 in.)
Credit Line
1948 Purchase Fund
Accession Number48.257
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CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionMarble. Robed figure holds book in left hand (2 fingers broken) & lily tipped staff at side in right. Curly beard & long hair. On elliptical base, toes broken at edge.
Provenance1936, Demotte, Paris; September 16, 1936, sold by Demotte to Brummer Gallery, New York (stock no. P13101); 1948, sold by Brummer to the MFA for $7500. (Accession Date: March 11, 1948)
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