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Polychromed wood relief
Attributed to: Ivo Strigel (German, 1430–1516)
German
Renaissance
early 16th century
Object Place: Europe, Germany
Medium/Technique
Wood; Polychrome wood
Dimensions
40.64 x 26.35 cm (16 x 10 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Income of Helen and Alice Coburn Fund
Accession Number48.15
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionTwo kneeling donors (probably Emperor Maximilian and his second wife, Maria Bianca Sforza). In three carved and painted pieces carefully joined: molded column at left, painted vine; he in ermine collared red cloak, hands in prayer, faces half right; she with jeweled head-dress and similar collar, darker robe, faces right (hands missing). Both heads in high relief. Tree painted at right.
ProvenanceBy 1946, Dr. Jacob Hirsch (b. 1874 - d. 1955), New York [see note 1]; 1948, sold by Hirsch to the MFA for $1200. (Accession date: January 8, 1948)
NOTES:
[1] According to a note in the object's record, Hirsch acquired the sculpture in England in 1946.
NOTES:
[1] According to a note in the object's record, Hirsch acquired the sculpture in England in 1946.