Farnese Sarcophagus in the West Cloister
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publisher
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
(established Boston, 1903)
Date1932
Place MadeBoston, Massachusetts, United States, North America
MediumGelatin silver print
Dimensions20.3 x 25.4 cm (8 x 10 in.)
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberARC.100010
eMuseum ID731027
Other NumberARC.100010.b
Other NumberB527
EmbARK ObjectID26448
TMS Source ID10200
Last Updated8/14/24
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Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella sometimes used objects in the courtyard as planters. This photograph was taken after her death in the early 1930s and shows lillies in the Farnese Sarcophagus (S12e3). Behind the sarcophagus you can see flowering nasturtiums hanging from the third floor balcony. This display continues an annual tradition started by Isabella marking the return of spring.
BibliographyNotes
Holly Salmon, Jessica Chloros, and Ellen Promise, "Secrets of the Farnese Sarcophagus," Inside the Collection (blog), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 18 May 2021, https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/secrets-farnese-sarcophagus
MarksNotesStamped in ink and inscribed in pencil (verso, upper left): Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum / 163 Worthington Street, Boston, Massachusetts / Photograph No. B527 / Date Mar 1932 / Artist Roman II century / Subject Marble Sarcophagus: The procession of Bacchus. and Lillies
Stamped in ink (verso, upper left): This print is supplied for private use only. Specific permission is required for its publication or public display.
Inscribed in pencil (verso, center left): copy
Stamped in ink (verso, lower center): Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum / Boston, Mass.
Stamped in ink (verso, upper left): This print is supplied for private use only. Specific permission is required for its publication or public display.
Inscribed in pencil (verso, center left): copy
Stamped in ink (verso, lower center): Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum / Boston, Mass.
Isabella Stewart Gardner
1900
