The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti, Volume II
publisher
Tipografia della Gazzetta d'Italia
(active Florence, 19th century)
subject
Michelangelo Buonarroti
(Caprese, 1475 - 1564, Rome)
author
Aurelio Gotti
(active Florence, 1834 - 1904)
Date1875
Place MadeItaly, Europe
MediumPrinted ink on paper
Dimensions24 x 16 x 2.5 cm (9 7/16 x 6 5/16 x 1 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS.G.S.4.9
eMuseum ID720885
EmbARK ObjectID23444
TMS Source ID8410
Last Updated8/9/24
Description2 v. : ill., fold. facsims, fold. plans, fold. geneal. tables, music ; 25 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
Bookplate (inside front cover, center): gilded crest of the Stewart-Gardner families
Sticker (inside front cover, top right): Schoenhof & Moeller / Boston / 40 Winter Street 40
Signed in black ink (title page, top center): I.S. Gardner
Signed in blue pencil (facing page 3, center): S. B. Torricelli Signed in black ink (title page, top center): I.S. Gardner
ProvenanceNotes
Probably in the library of S.B. Torricelli; 1875
Possibly purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the bookseller Schoenhof and Moeller, Boston, 1875-1878.
