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Putto Head

sculptor Unknown

Date16th century

Place MadeItaly, Europe

MediumStone

Dimensions18.1 cm (7 1/8 in.)

ClassificationsSculpture

Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Accession numberS9e11

eMuseum ID730807

EmbARK ObjectID19874

Previous NumberS9e11*

TMS Source ID6967

Last Updated8/14/24

Status

Not on view

Web 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), p. 176, no. 244. (as Italian, 16th century)

ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1915.