Virgin Borne to Heaven
sculptor
Unknown
Dateabout 1400
Place MadeVenice, Veneto, Italy, Europe
MediumStone
Dimensions101.9 x 61.9 cm (40 1/8 x 24 3/8 in.)
ClassificationsArchitectural Elements
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS5w1
eMuseum ID717046
EmbARK ObjectID11223
TMS Source ID466
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. 41. (generally discusses the inset reliefs in the courtyard)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 126, no. 153. (as Venetian, about 1400; illustrated with the dealer photograph)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 126, no. 153. (as Venetian, about 1400; illustrated with the dealer photograph)
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the marble mason and dealer Francesco Dorigo, Venice after 14 July 1900.
