The Makers of Florence
author
Margaret Oliphant
(Wallyford, Scotland, 1828 - 1897, Wimbledon, England)
subject
Dante Alighieri
(Florence, 1265 - 1321, Ravenna)
publisher
Macmillan and Co.
(active London, 1843 - 1896)
subject
Giotto
(Florence, 1266 or 1267 - 1337, Florence)
subject
Girolamo Savonarola
(Ferrara, 1452 - 1498, Florence)
Date1885
Place MadeEngland, Europe
MediumPrinted ink on paper
Dimensions20 x 14 x 3.5 cm (7 7/8 x 5 1/2 x 1 3/8 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS.G.S.3.15
eMuseum ID718772
EmbARK ObjectID20508
TMS Source ID7132
Last Updated8/9/24
Descriptionxx, 422 p. incl. front., illus. plates, ports. 20 cm. 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.
MarksNotes
Enclosed (pasted on front flyleaf): illustration; "8: MILANO: Accademia di Belle Arti - Frate addormentato : Diego Velasquez."
Inscribed in black ink (on frontispiece, under illustration): "Savonarola's soul went / out in fire". / E.B.B. [Elizabeth Barrett Browning]
Signed in blue ink (title page): I. S. Gardner / Florence / Oct. 7 1886
Enclosed (pasted inside front cover): biography of the author, Margaret Oliphant.Enclosed (pasted on front flyleaf): illustration; "8: MILANO: Accademia di Belle Arti - Frate addormentato : Diego Velasquez."
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 7 October 1886.
