The Dormition of the Virgin
painterStudio of
Giovanni di Francesco
(Florence, 1412 - 1459, Florence)
Dateabout 1490
Place MadeFlorence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe
MediumTempera on panel
Dimensions33 x 191 cm (13 x 75 3/16 in.)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberP15s6
eMuseum ID722153
EmbARK ObjectID10785
TMS Source ID54
Last Updated8/9/24
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. 10. (as Matteo da Gualdo Tadino)
Helen Comstock. "Umbrian Paintings in American Collections." International Studio 86, no. 356, pp. 21-30, 90. (as attributed to Matteo da Gualdo)
Philip Hendy. Catalogue of Exhibited Paintings and Drawings (Boston, 1931), p. 83-84. (as Bartolommeo Caporali)
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), pp. 88-89. (as Bartolommeo Caporali)
Roberto Longhi. "Il 'Maestro di Pratovecchio.'" Paragone 35 (1952), pp. 10-37. (as the Master of the Pratovecchio altarpiece, and the predella of an altarpiece from the convent church of S. Giovanni Evangelista at Pratovecchio comprised of National Gallery, London, museum no. NG 584 and Assumption of the Virgin, Arezzo, deposito delle Gallerie)
Martin Davies. National Gallery Catalogues: The Earlier Italian Schools (London, 1961), pp. 522-23. (not related to the Pratovecchio altarpiece, National Gallery, London, museum no. NG 584)
Philip Hendy. "The Altarpiece from Pratovecchio." Fenway Court (1971), pp. 14-21, nos. 1-3. (as Master of Pratovecchio Altarpiece)
Philip Hendy. European and American Paintings in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1974), pp. 108-10, ill. (as studio of Giovanni da Rovezzano)
Burton Fredericksen. Giovanni di Francesco and the Master of Pratovecchio (Los Angeles, 1974), pp. 16-17, fig 19. (as studio of Filippo Lippo, 1450s-1460s)
Everett Fahy. "Italian Paintings at Fenway Court and Elsewhere." The Connoisseur (1978), p. 35, fig. 9. (as Giovanni di Francesco)
Dillian Gordon. National Gallery Catalogues: The Fifteenth Century Italian Paintings, 1 (London, 2003), pp. 122-33, figs. 3, 4. (as attributed to Jacopo di Antonio, but as unlikely associated with the Pratovecchio altarpiece, National Gallery, London, museum no. NG 584)
Helen Comstock. "Umbrian Paintings in American Collections." International Studio 86, no. 356, pp. 21-30, 90. (as attributed to Matteo da Gualdo)
Philip Hendy. Catalogue of Exhibited Paintings and Drawings (Boston, 1931), p. 83-84. (as Bartolommeo Caporali)
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), pp. 88-89. (as Bartolommeo Caporali)
Roberto Longhi. "Il 'Maestro di Pratovecchio.'" Paragone 35 (1952), pp. 10-37. (as the Master of the Pratovecchio altarpiece, and the predella of an altarpiece from the convent church of S. Giovanni Evangelista at Pratovecchio comprised of National Gallery, London, museum no. NG 584 and Assumption of the Virgin, Arezzo, deposito delle Gallerie)
Martin Davies. National Gallery Catalogues: The Earlier Italian Schools (London, 1961), pp. 522-23. (not related to the Pratovecchio altarpiece, National Gallery, London, museum no. NG 584)
Philip Hendy. "The Altarpiece from Pratovecchio." Fenway Court (1971), pp. 14-21, nos. 1-3. (as Master of Pratovecchio Altarpiece)
Philip Hendy. European and American Paintings in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1974), pp. 108-10, ill. (as studio of Giovanni da Rovezzano)
Burton Fredericksen. Giovanni di Francesco and the Master of Pratovecchio (Los Angeles, 1974), pp. 16-17, fig 19. (as studio of Filippo Lippo, 1450s-1460s)
Everett Fahy. "Italian Paintings at Fenway Court and Elsewhere." The Connoisseur (1978), p. 35, fig. 9. (as Giovanni di Francesco)
Dillian Gordon. National Gallery Catalogues: The Fifteenth Century Italian Paintings, 1 (London, 2003), pp. 122-33, figs. 3, 4. (as attributed to Jacopo di Antonio, but as unlikely associated with the Pratovecchio altarpiece, National Gallery, London, museum no. NG 584)
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the art dealer J. Eastman Chase, Boston for $750 on 18 May 1900. (as Matteo da Gualdo Tadino)
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