Animal Base
maker
Unknown
Date13th century
Place MadeSouthern Italy, Italy, Europe
MediumMarble
Dimensions48.3 x 86.4 x 41.9 cm (19 x 34 x 16 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsArchitectural Elements
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS7e2
eMuseum ID718462
EmbARK ObjectID11334
TMS Source ID563
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), pp. 51-52. (as apparently a bear; as probably Southern Italian, 13th century)
Rollin Hadley. “Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 7, no. 33 (12 Apr. 1964), p. 2. (as a bear; as Southern Italian, 13th century)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 173, no. 224. (as South Italian, 13th century?)
Rollin Hadley. “Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 7, no. 33 (12 Apr. 1964), p. 2. (as a bear; as Southern Italian, 13th century)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 173, no. 224. (as South Italian, 13th century?)
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the art dealers Antonio and Alessandro Jandolo, Rome for a total of 1,000 lire on 28 October 1906, through the painter Joseph Lindon Smith (1863-1950). (with museum no. S7w6)
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