Capital with Angel
maker
Unknown
Date12th century - 15th century
Place MadeVenice, Veneto, Italy, Europe
Mediumstone
Dimensions52 x 61.5 x 48 cm (20 1/2 x 24 3/16 x 18 7/8 in.)
ClassificationsArchitectural Elements
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS31w5
eMuseum ID718654
EmbARK ObjectID12019
TMS Source ID1168
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. 279. (the capital as Venetian Romanesque, 12th-13th century; the attached angel as early 15th century)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 126, no. 152.
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 126, no. 152.
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the marble mason and dealer Francesco Dorigo, Venice for about 362 lire on 6 September 1899.
