SculptureGerman16th century
Jesse Tree
c. 1520-c. 1530
Artists
Heinrich DouvermannArtist
Description
Back slightly hollowed out; carved from a single piece of oak.
Dimensions
24 x 129.5 x 15 cm (9 7/16 x 51 x 5 7/8 in.)
Provenance
[Franz Mela, Frankfurt]. [Blumka Gallery, New York, 1957, sold]; to Busch-Reisinger Museum in memory of Eda K. Loeb.
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