Christ Delivering the Keys of Heaven to Saint Peter
painter
Vincenzo di Biagio Catena
(about 1470 - 1531, Venice)
Dateabout 1521-1525
Place MadeVenice, Veneto, Italy, Europe
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions82.9 x 135.3 cm (32 5/8 x 53 1/4 in.)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberP26e17
eMuseum ID722175
EmbARK ObjectID12075
TMS Source ID1223
Last Updated11/14/24
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.
BibliographyNotesBernard Berenson. "Les Peintures Italiennes de New York et de Boston." Gazette des Beaux-Arts (1896), p. 207, ill.
Catalogue. Fenway Court. (Boston, 1903), p. 21.
Philip Hendy. Catalogue of Exhibited Paintings and Drawings (Boston, 1931), pp. 88-91.
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 219.
Morris Carter. "Mrs. Gardner & The Treasures of Fenway Court" in Alfred M. Frankfurter (ed.). The Gardner Collection (New York, 1946), p. 56.
Giles Robertson. Vincenzo Catena (Edinburgh, 1954), pp. 29, 35, 65-66, no. 43, pl. 38.
Philip Hendy. European and American Paintings in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1974), pp. 53-54.
Rollin van N. Hadley (ed.). The Letters of Bernard Berenson and Isabella Stewart Gardner 1887-1924 (Boston, 1987), pp. 41, 269.
Erica E. Hirshler. "Mrs. Gardner's Rival: Susan Cornelia Warren and her Art Collection." Fenway Court (1988), p. 50.
Hilliard Goldfarb et al. Italian Paintings and Drawings Before 1800 in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Unpublished manuscript. (Boston, 1996-2000).
Catalogue. Fenway Court. (Boston, 1903), p. 21.
Philip Hendy. Catalogue of Exhibited Paintings and Drawings (Boston, 1931), pp. 88-91.
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 219.
Morris Carter. "Mrs. Gardner & The Treasures of Fenway Court" in Alfred M. Frankfurter (ed.). The Gardner Collection (New York, 1946), p. 56.
Giles Robertson. Vincenzo Catena (Edinburgh, 1954), pp. 29, 35, 65-66, no. 43, pl. 38.
Philip Hendy. European and American Paintings in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1974), pp. 53-54.
Rollin van N. Hadley (ed.). The Letters of Bernard Berenson and Isabella Stewart Gardner 1887-1924 (Boston, 1987), pp. 41, 269.
Erica E. Hirshler. "Mrs. Gardner's Rival: Susan Cornelia Warren and her Art Collection." Fenway Court (1988), p. 50.
Hilliard Goldfarb et al. Italian Paintings and Drawings Before 1800 in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Unpublished manuscript. (Boston, 1996-2000).
MarksNotesLabel (on back): London, Royal Academy, Old Masters, 1894, no. 151
Label (on front of frame, lower left): 31
Label (on front of frame, lower left): 31
ProvenanceNotesCollection of William Alleyne Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Exeter (1825–1895), Burghley House, Northamptonshire, England by 1871.
Purchased by Dr. Jean Paul Richter (1847–1937), art dealer and scholar, London, at the Marquis of Exeter sale, Christie’s, London on 9 June 1888 for £68, lot 307.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from Jean Paul Richter on 27 April 1895 for £400 through Bernard Berenson (1865–1959), American art historian.
Purchased by Dr. Jean Paul Richter (1847–1937), art dealer and scholar, London, at the Marquis of Exeter sale, Christie’s, London on 9 June 1888 for £68, lot 307.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from Jean Paul Richter on 27 April 1895 for £400 through Bernard Berenson (1865–1959), American art historian.
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