Fragment of an Arch
maker
Unknown
Date12th century - 13th century
Place MadeVenice, Veneto, Italy, Europe
MediumMarble
ClassificationsArchitectural Elements
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS31s8
eMuseum ID731150
Original NumberS31s1
Previous NumberS31s1.5
EmbARK ObjectID19857
TMS Source ID6959
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 this fragment, as Italian, Romanesque and Gothic fragments)
Walter Cahn. "Romanesque Sculpture in American Collections. IV. The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston." Gesta (1969), pp. 59-60, no. 15c. (as from the same relief as museum no. S12w5.1; as Venetian, 12th-13th century)
Walter Cahn. "Romanesque Sculpture in American Collections. IV. The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston." Gesta (1969), pp. 59-60, no. 15c. (as from the same relief as museum no. S12w5.1; as Venetian, 12th-13th century)
ProvenanceNotesProbably purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner, from the marble mason and dealer Francesco Dorigo, Venice for about 76 lire on 21 August 1899.
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