John Singer Sargent's Boston Public Library Murals
photographer
Unknown
artistafter
John Singer Sargent
(Florence, 1856 - 1925, London)
Date1917
Place MadeBoston, Massachusetts, United States, North America
MediumGelatin silver print
Dimensions24.1 x 20.3 cm (9 1/2 x 8 in.)
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberP11n20.1
eMuseum ID727064
EmbARK ObjectID44786
TMS Source ID21569
Last Updated8/14/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryJohn Singer Sargent worked on his mural cycle “Triumph of Religion” at the Boston Public Library for twenty-nine years. Isabella followed her friend’s career closely and often collected photographs of his recent work. This photograph shows the mural “Dogma of Redemption: Trinity, Crucifix and Frieze of Angels.”
BibliographyNotesKathleen King, "Isabella's Desk of Curiosities in the Macknight Room," Inside the Collection (blog), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 31 May 2022, https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/isabellas-desk-curiosities-macknight-room
MarksNotesStamped in ink (verso): COPYRIGHT - 1917 / BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY EMPLOYEES' / BENEFIT ASSOCIATION.
ProvenanceNotesPossibly a gift from the American artist John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) to Isabella Stewart Gardner, 1917-19.
