Frame
maker
Unknown
Datelate 15th century - early 16th century
Place MadeVenice, Veneto, Italy, Europe
MediumWood with gilded pastiglia and oil paint
Dimensions125.7 x 77.5 cm (49 1/2 x 30 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsFurnishings
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF26n12
eMuseum ID720718
EmbARK ObjectID12249
TMS Source ID1383
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. 226. (as Venetian, late 15th century or early 16th century)
MarksNotesInscribed (in Latin in the book in God's right hand): EGO SUM LUX MUNDI VIA VERITAS ET VITA [I am the light of the world, truth and life]
ProvenanceNotesPossibly purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the art dealer Antonio Marcato, Venice on 16 July 1888 for 300 lire.
