Set of Five Frieze Fragments
maker
Unknown
Date16th century
Place MadeVenice, Veneto, Italy, Europe
MediumSandstone
Dimensions33 cm (13 in.) height for each
ClassificationsArchitectural Elements
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS5s55.1-5
eMuseum ID717057
Original NumberS5s22-s to S5s32-s
Previous NumberS5s29
EmbARK ObjectID19845
Previous NumberS5s29.1-11
TMS Source ID25622
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.
BibliographyNotesCatalogue. Fenway Court. (Boston, 1903), p. 4. (as "Venetian fountain")
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 45. (as several pieces of 17th century carving, probably Venetian)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 155, no. 193. (as Venetian, 17th century)
Pieranna Cavalchini and Amanda Esteves-Kraus (eds.). Portrait (Boston, 2012), p. 60. (quoting the diary of Willard T. Sears on 17 Sept. 1901)
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 45. (as several pieces of 17th century carving, probably Venetian)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 155, no. 193. (as Venetian, 17th century)
Pieranna Cavalchini and Amanda Esteves-Kraus (eds.). Portrait (Boston, 2012), p. 60. (quoting the diary of Willard T. Sears on 17 Sept. 1901)
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antique dealer A. Clerle, Venice on 27 September 1897 for 200 lire (for six frieze fragments).
