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Female Saint, Saint Barbara (?)
Circle Of: Hans Leinberger (German, 15th about)
German
Medieval (Gothic)
about 1520
Object Place: Europe, Landshut, Lower Bavaria, Germany
Medium/Technique
Wood with polychromy
Dimensions
109.22 x 40.0 x 27.9 cm (43 x 15 3/4 x 11 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Dr. Siegfried J. Thannhauser in memory of his wife Franziska Peiner Thannhauser
Accession Number63.588
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSculpture
ProvenanceBefore 1935, acquired in Munich 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 Munich.
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 Munich.