Bearded Prophet or Apostle
Giovanni Pisano
(Italian (Tuscany), about 1245/50–1319)
mid-14th century
Object PlaceItaly
Medium/TechniqueStone; marble
Dimensions137.8 x 31.8 x 24.8 cm (54 1/4 x 12 1/2 x 9 3/4 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Francis Warden Fund
Accession number63.2665
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
ProvenancePrivate collection, France (?) [see note 1]. 1963, Mario Barsanti, Rome; 1963, sold by Barsanti to the MFA for $26,000. (Accession Date: December 11, 1963)
NOTES:
[1] According to information provided by Barsanti at the time of the sculpture's acquisition, it had been in a private collection on the French Riviera.
NOTES:
[1] According to information provided by Barsanti at the time of the sculpture's acquisition, it had been in a private collection on the French Riviera.
Antonio Pisano (called Pisanello)
probably reproduction of original 15th century
