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Saint Joseph

Saint Joseph

about 1550
Object PlaceFlorence, Italy
Medium/TechniqueStone; Marble
DimensionsOverall: 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.)
Credit Line1948 Purchase Fund
Accession number48.257
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSculpture
Collections
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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