Three Fragments of an Archivolt with Elders of the Apocalypse
maker
Unknown
Date14th century
Place MadeNorthern Italy, Italy, Europe
MediumLimestone
ClassificationsArchitectural Elements
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS31s1.a-c
eMuseum ID731225
EmbARK ObjectID19852
Original NumberS31s1
Previous NumberS31s1.a-c
Previous NumberS31s1.1.1-3
TMS Source ID6955
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. 278. (the Gothic Room Doorway, a pastiche that incorporates these fragments, as Italian, Romanesque and Gothic fragments)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 174, no. 227. (as Northern Italian, 14th century)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 174, no. 227. (as Northern Italian, 14th century)
ProvenanceNotesProbably purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the marble mason and dealer Francesco Dorigo, Venice for about 76 lire on 21 August 1899.
