The Four Seasons, Spring
Adam Ferdinand Dietz
(Austrian, 1708–1777)
18th century
Object PlaceGermany
Medium/TechniqueWood; Limewood
Dimensions22.23 cm (8 3/4 in.)
Credit LineArthur Mason Knapp Fund
Accession number62.663
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
Provenance1870, sold at Hôtel Drouot, Paris, evidently to an English-speaking collector [see note 1]. 1962, Arcade Gallery, London; 1962, sold by Arcade Gallery to the MFA for £260 [see note 2]. (Accession Date: September 19, 1962)
NOTES:
[1] According to English-language inscriptions on the bases of each of the Four Seasons (MFA nos. 62.663-666), they were purchased at a sale held at Drouot in 1870, and were believed to date from the 12th century. [2] MFA accession nos. 62.663-62.666 were purchased together for this amount.
NOTES:
[1] According to English-language inscriptions on the bases of each of the Four Seasons (MFA nos. 62.663-666), they were purchased at a sale held at Drouot in 1870, and were believed to date from the 12th century. [2] MFA accession nos. 62.663-62.666 were purchased together for this amount.
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