Christ Seated on a Wall | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1957.218
People: Unidentified Artist
? Lorenzo di Pietro Vecchietta, Italian (Castiglione di Val D'Orcia c. 1405 - 1480)
Title: Christ Seated on a Wall
Other Titles: Alternate Title: Christ Seated on the Cold Stone
Classification: Sculpture
Work Type: figure, sculpture
Date: 15th century
Culture: Italian?
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/228566

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Carved wood
Technique: Carved
Dimensions: 23.2 x 10.4 x 10 cm (9 1/8 x 4 1/8 x 3 15/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Mrs. Jesse Isidor Straus, New York, NY, Gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1957.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mrs. Jesse Isidor Straus in memory of her husband, Jesse Isidor Straus, Class of 1893
Accession Year: 1957
Object Number: 1957.218
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

The Art of the Renaissance Craftsman: An Exhibition of Fifteenth and Sixteenth Century Workmanship, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1937), p. 19, cat. no. 4

Exhibition History

The Art of the Renaissance Craftsman, Fogg Art Museum, 05/06/1937 - 06/05/1937

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1957.218: Christ Seated on a Wall