Woman in the Costume of the Theater
sculptor
Unknown
Dateabout 220
Place MadeItaly, Ancient & Byzantine World-Europe
MediumMarble from western Asia Minor
Dimensions85.7 cm (33 3/4 in.)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberSG8e1
eMuseum ID729764
Previous NumberSG-8e1
EmbARK ObjectID11386
TMS Source ID608
Last Updated10/9/24
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.
BibliographyNotesCornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), pp. 15-16, no. 18. (as Roman, about 220 CE)
ProvenanceNotesInstalled on the pediment of a fountain (museum nos. SGe3 and SGe4) with two other sculptures (museum nos. SG-8e3 and SG-8e4) at a post-antique date.
Possibly from a home in Zagarolo, near Rome.
The fountain was purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner through the art historian and archaeologist Richard Norton (1872-1918) on 28 October 1901.
Possibly from a home in Zagarolo, near Rome.
The fountain was purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner through the art historian and archaeologist Richard Norton (1872-1918) on 28 October 1901.
