Christ or Apostle
about 1490
Object PlaceGermany
Medium/TechniqueWood; lindenwood with polychromy
Dimensions88.9 x 26.0 x 20.0 cm (35 x 10 1/4 x 7 7/8 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Dr. Siegfried J. Thannhauser in memory of his wife Franziska Peiner Thannhauser
Accession number63.587
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
ProvenanceBefore 1935, sold by Detlinger (possibly Joseph Dettlinger, b. 1865 - d. 1937), Freiburg, Germany to 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 from Detlinger, Freiburg-im-Breisgau.
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 from Detlinger, Freiburg-im-Breisgau.
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