Mirror (Specchiera): Hercules and Omphale
maker
Unknown
Date19th century
Place MadeVenice, Veneto, Italy, Europe
MediumGilded poplar and mirrored glass
Dimensions80 x 87.6 cm (31 1/2 x 34 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsFurnishings
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberC16n12.4
eMuseum ID718872
Original NumberC16s25-s
EmbARK ObjectID13098
TMS Source ID2105
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. 109. (Venetian)
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston, 2011), p. 137, no. 50.
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston, 2011), p. 137, no. 50.
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner's husband, John L. Gardner, Jr. (1837–1898), from the antique dealer Consiglio Ricchetti, Venice on 12 August 1890 for 820 lire (for set of four mirrors).
