Head of a Woman
sculptor
Unknown
Date1450-1500
Place MadeVenice, Veneto, Italy, Europe
MediumIstrian stone
Dimensions45.7 x 16.5 x 21 cm (18 x 6 1/2 x 8 1/4 in.)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS12w19
eMuseum ID722883
EmbARK ObjectID13473
TMS Source ID2403
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. 79. (as 15th century; "the same period as the lion [museum no. S12w22]")
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 132, no. 164. (as Venetian, 2nd half of the 15th century)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 132, no. 164. (as Venetian, 2nd half of the 15th century)
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the marble mason and dealer Francesco Dorigo, Venice for about 190 lire on 21 August 1899.
