Escutcheon
sculptor
Unknown
Date16th century
Place MadeItaly, Europe
MediumMarble
Dimensions25.5 x 35.5 cm (10 1/16 x 14 in.)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS23w2
eMuseum ID721470
EmbARK ObjectID11957
TMS Source ID1107
Last Updated8/14/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
BibliographyNotesGilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 194. (as probably the arms of Andrea Valle, Bishop of Cotrone, 1496-1508, and of Mileto, 1508-1523; elected cardinal in 1517)
ProvenanceNotesLikely created in Rome in the 16th century for Andrea Valle, Bishop of Cotrone, 1496-1508, and of Mileto, 1508-1523; elected cardinal in 1517
Probably purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from an unknown art dealer in Rom for 100 franks on 2 November 1897, through the Roman art dealer Alfredo Barsanti and the painter Joseph Lindon Smith (1863-1950).
Probably purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from an unknown art dealer in Rom for 100 franks on 2 November 1897, through the Roman art dealer Alfredo Barsanti and the painter Joseph Lindon Smith (1863-1950).
