Fireplace with Courtly Beasts
maker
Unknown
Date1338-1365
Place MadeFrance, Europe
MediumPolychrome on limestone
Dimensions261.6 x 30.5 x 129.5 cm (103 x 12 x 51 in.)
ClassificationsArchitectural Elements
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS19s6
eMuseum ID730196
EmbARK ObjectID14306
Previous Number568
TMS Source ID3115
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. 161. (as French gothic, about 14th century)
Roland Sanfacon. "Three French Flamboyant Chimney Pieces." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 63, no. 10 (Dec., 1976), pp. 314-23, figs. 4, 5. (as French Massif Central, dated late 15th or early 16th centuries)
Rollin van N. Hadley. "The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum" in James Thomas Herbert Baily (ed.). The Connoisseur: An Illustrated Magazine for Collectors 128 "Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum" (London, 1978), p. 6, no. d. (as 14th century)
Hilliard Goldfarb. The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: A Companion Guide and History (Boston, 1995), p. 91. (as 14th century)
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: Guide to the Collection (Boston, 1997), p. 78. (as "from the reign of François I," 1515-1547)
Geoff Edgers. “Gardner Museum restores ancient fireplace: Gardner staff gives fireplace a fresh look.” The Boston Globe. October 23, 2011.
"Tapestry Room: Conservation." Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston, accessed 2014. http://www.gardnermuseum.org/collection/artwork/2nd_floor/tapestry_room/tapestry_room?filter=room:1803. (as 14th century)
Roland Sanfacon. "Three French Flamboyant Chimney Pieces." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 63, no. 10 (Dec., 1976), pp. 314-23, figs. 4, 5. (as French Massif Central, dated late 15th or early 16th centuries)
Rollin van N. Hadley. "The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum" in James Thomas Herbert Baily (ed.). The Connoisseur: An Illustrated Magazine for Collectors 128 "Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum" (London, 1978), p. 6, no. d. (as 14th century)
Hilliard Goldfarb. The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: A Companion Guide and History (Boston, 1995), p. 91. (as 14th century)
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: Guide to the Collection (Boston, 1997), p. 78. (as "from the reign of François I," 1515-1547)
Geoff Edgers. “Gardner Museum restores ancient fireplace: Gardner staff gives fireplace a fresh look.” The Boston Globe. October 23, 2011.
"Tapestry Room: Conservation." Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston, accessed 2014. http://www.gardnermuseum.org/collection/artwork/2nd_floor/tapestry_room/tapestry_room?filter=room:1803. (as 14th century)
MarksNotesMarks (center): three fleur-de-lys
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the art and antiques gallery Bacri Frères, Paris for 3,800 francs by 24 July 1906, through Fernand Robert, her regular agent in Paris.
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