Lorenzo Costa's "Virgin and Child"
photographer
Unknown
painter
Lorenzo di Ottavio Costa
(Italian, about 1460 - 1535)
Datebefore 10 April 1902
Place MadeTuscany, Italy, Europe
MediumAlbumen print
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberARC.006932
eMuseum ID795257
EmbARK ObjectID32763
TMS Source ID16302
Last Updated10/12/24
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.
BibliographyNotesRollin van N. Hadley (ed.). The Letters of Bernard Berenson and Isabella Stewart Gardner 1887-1924 (Boston, 2016), pp. 286-87.
Rollin van N. Hadley. "What Might Have Been: Pictures Mrs. Gardner Did Not Acquire." Fenway Court (1979), p. 48, no. 49.
Rollin van N. Hadley. "What Might Have Been: Pictures Mrs. Gardner Did Not Acquire." Fenway Court (1979), p. 48, no. 49.
MarksNotesInscribed in pencil (upper): Inserted between letters from B. Berenson to ISG / 11 May 1902 and 31 May 1902. / #49 Hadley / Madonna, Costa / original photo sent to ISG
ProvenanceNotesSent by American art historian Bernard Berenson (1865-1959) to Isabella Stewart Gardner on 10 April 1902 for consideration for purchase.
Unknown
before 4 December 1899
William Edward Gray
late 19th century - early 20th century