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Saint John

Austrian
Object Place: Europe, Austria

Medium/Technique Wood; Polychrome lindenwood
Credit Line William Francis Warden Fund
Accession Number1972.46
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CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSculpture

DescriptionPolychromed lindenwood. Probably one from a group depicting the mourning and swooning Virgin supported by Saint John. Elegant virtuoso carving of a master as yet unknown.
ProvenanceBy 1971, Kurt Rossacher (b. 1918 - d. 1988), Salzburg; 1972, sold by Kurt Rossacher to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 9, 1972)