Melintus and Ariane Fleeing from Rome
weaver
Unknown
artistAfter
Abraham Bosse
(1602 - 1676)
Date1675-1710
Place MadeFlanders, Belgium, Europe
MediumWool warp (9 yarns per cm); wool and silk wefts
Dimensions243.8 x 276.9 cm (96 x 109 in.)
ClassificationsFurnishings
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberT27w11
eMuseum ID725391
EmbARK ObjectID12597
Alt. No. 1 (Siple)046
TMS Source ID1674
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. 250. (entitled "Oriental Chieftain or The Abduction"; possibly Flemish, 18th century)
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), pp. 96-97, no. 20. (as probably Flemish, 1675-1710)
Adolph S. Cavallo. Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), pp. 96-97, no. 20. (as probably Flemish, 1675-1710)
ProvenanceNotesSaid to have been purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner and her husband, John L. Gardner, Jr. (1837-1898), from a Mexican collection, probably a collection sold at the auction house Leonard & Co., Boston in 1870.
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1903.
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1903.
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