The Ark of the Covenant
sculptor
John Singer Sargent
(Florence, 1856 - 1925, London)
Date1903-1916
Place MadeUnited States, North America
MediumPlaster
Dimensions37.5 x 37.5 cm (14 3/4 x 14 3/4 in.)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS11s7.3
eMuseum ID729197
EmbARK ObjectID11454
Original NumberS11w11-s
TMS Source ID662
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.
BibliographyNotesGilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 76.
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), pp. 162-63, no. 206e.
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), pp. 162-63, no. 206e.
ProvenanceNotesGift from John Singer Sargent to Isabella Stewart Gardner, 1916–1919.
