The Torre dell' Orologio, Venice
painterFollower of
Francesco Guardi
(Venice, 1712 - 1793, Venice)
Datelate 18th century - early 19th century
Place MadeVenice, Veneto, Italy, Europe
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions82.3 x 99.5 cm (32 3/8 x 39 3/16 in.)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberP25w46
eMuseum ID722236
EmbARK ObjectID12073
TMS Source ID1221
Last Updated8/9/24
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.
BibliographyNotesGalerie Georges Petit. Catalogue des Objets d'Art et Haute Curiosité....Collection de feu M. Charles Stein (Paris, 8-10 June 1899), pp. 64-65, lot. 323. (as Francesco Guardi)
Catalogue. Fenway Court. (Boston, 1903), p. 17. (as Francesco Guardi)
George A. Simonson, Francesco Guardi: 1712-1793 (London, 1904), p. 86, no. 27. (as Francesco Guardi)
Morris Carter. "Report of the Director of the Museum." Isabella Stewart Gardner: Annual Report (1928), p. 24. (as Francesco Guardi?)
Philip Hendy. Catalogue of Exhibited Paintings and Drawings (Boston, 1931), p. 182. (as influenced by Francesco Guardi)
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 209. (as follower of Francesco Guardi)
Burton B. Fredericksen and Federico Zeri. Census of Pre-Nineteenth-Century Italian Paintings in North American Public Collections (Cambridge, 1972), p. 96. (as in the style of Francesco Guardi)
Antonio Morassi. Guardi. Antonio e Francesco Guardi (Venice, 1973), p. 378, under no. 357. (as follower of Francesco Guardi)
Philip Hendy. European and American Paintings in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1974), pp. 112-114. (as Francesco Guardi)
Hilliard Goldfarb et al. Italian Paintings and Drawings Before 1800 in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Unpublished manuscript. (Boston, 1996-2000). (as follower of Francesco Guardi)
Catalogue. Fenway Court. (Boston, 1903), p. 17. (as Francesco Guardi)
George A. Simonson, Francesco Guardi: 1712-1793 (London, 1904), p. 86, no. 27. (as Francesco Guardi)
Morris Carter. "Report of the Director of the Museum." Isabella Stewart Gardner: Annual Report (1928), p. 24. (as Francesco Guardi?)
Philip Hendy. Catalogue of Exhibited Paintings and Drawings (Boston, 1931), p. 182. (as influenced by Francesco Guardi)
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 209. (as follower of Francesco Guardi)
Burton B. Fredericksen and Federico Zeri. Census of Pre-Nineteenth-Century Italian Paintings in North American Public Collections (Cambridge, 1972), p. 96. (as in the style of Francesco Guardi)
Antonio Morassi. Guardi. Antonio e Francesco Guardi (Venice, 1973), p. 378, under no. 357. (as follower of Francesco Guardi)
Philip Hendy. European and American Paintings in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1974), pp. 112-114. (as Francesco Guardi)
Hilliard Goldfarb et al. Italian Paintings and Drawings Before 1800 in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Unpublished manuscript. (Boston, 1996-2000). (as follower of Francesco Guardi)
ProvenanceNotesCollection of Charles Stein, Paris.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner on the recommendation of Ralph W. Curtis (1854–1922), American painter and collector, from the sale of the Charles Stein collection at Galerie Georges Petit, Paris on 9 June 1899, lot 323 for 22,071 francs through her agent Fernand Robert. (as Francesco Guardi)
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner on the recommendation of Ralph W. Curtis (1854–1922), American painter and collector, from the sale of the Charles Stein collection at Galerie Georges Petit, Paris on 9 June 1899, lot 323 for 22,071 francs through her agent Fernand Robert. (as Francesco Guardi)
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