Personification of Faith
sculptor
Unknown
Date1375-1400
Place MadeNaples, Campania, Italy, Europe
MediumMarble
Dimensions104.1 cm (41 in.)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS12e2
eMuseum ID717607
EmbARK ObjectID13463
TMS Source ID2394
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. 77. (as "Marble statue of a woman"; Neapolitan, later 14th century)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 70, no. 98. (as "Personification of Faith"; Neapolitan, last quarter of the 14th century)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 70, no. 98. (as "Personification of Faith"; Neapolitan, last quarter of the 14th century)
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner's husband, John L. Gardner, Jr. (1837-1898), from the dealer Vincenzo Barone, Naples for 250 lire on 13 October 1897.
