Harvard Art Museums > 1930.37: Figure of an Apostle Sculpture Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Figure of an Apostle (Unidentified Artist) , 1930.37,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 24, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/231598. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1930.37 People Unidentified Artist Title Figure of an Apostle Other Titles Alternate Title: Figure of a Saint / Wooden Applique, Saint Classification Sculpture Work Type sculpture, figure Date c. 1250 Places Creation Place: Europe, Spain, Catalonia Culture Spanish Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/231598 Physical Descriptions Medium Wood with traces of polychrome Technique Carved Dimensions 31 x 6.7 x 5.3 cm (12 3/16 x 2 5/8 x 2 1/16 in.) with mount: 37 x 12.5 x 5.3 cm (14 9/16 x 4 15/16 x 2 1/16 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Dupont. Per Cook 1939 (see bibliography), Dupont, an antiques dealer, brought the work to Barcelona; he reported it had come from a church in the region of La Seo de Urgel. Unidentified Dealer, Sort, Spain, Sold to Junyent. Per Cook, 1939 (see bibliography) D. Olaguer Junyent, Barcelona, Spain, 1914, Sold to Plandiura. Per Cook, 1939 (see bibliography). D. Luis Plandiura, Barcelona, Spain, Purchased from Junyent. Per Cook, 1939 (see bibliography). Joaquin Cabrejo, Madrid, Spain, Purchased from Plandiura?, 1919. Per Cook, 1939 (see bibliography) Leon Schinasi, Gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1930. Through Arnold Seligmann, Rey, and Co.; it is unclear if Schinasi ever had possession of the piece or had it sent to the Fogg at the time of his purchase. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Leon Schinasi, Esq. Accession Year 1930 Object Number 1930.37 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History Josep Gudiól i Cunill, Els Primitius, S. Babra (Barcelona, Spain, 1927-1929), part 2, p. 44, repr. as fig. 4 Unidentified article, Fogg Art Museum Annual Report (Cambridge, MA, 1930), pp. 5, 17 "A Catalan Wooden Altar Frontal from Farrera", Medieval Studies In Memory of A. Kingsley Porter, ed. Wilhelm R. W. Koehler, Harvard University Press (Cambridge, MA, 1939), pp. 293-300, pp. 294, 298; repr. as fig. 1, p. 295 "Gothic Sculpture in American Collections: The Checklist: I: The New England Museums", GESTA, ed. Dorothy W. Gillerman (1980), vol. XIX, no. 2, no. 9, repr. Anita F. Moskowitz, Gothic Sculpture in America, I: The New England Museums, ed. Dorothy W. Gillerman, Garland Publishing, Inc. (New York, 1989), no. 75 p. 103-104, repr., no. 140 p. 176 Exhibition History Unidentified Exhibition, Lamont Library, 1957, Lamont Library, Cambridge, 04/01/1957 - 04/30/1957 The Spirit of the Cathedral, Old South Church, Boston, 05/01/1964 - 05/31/1964 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
