Fragment of a Fresco
maker
Unknown
Date1st century
Place MadeRome, Ancient & Byzantine World-Europe
MediumStucco
Dimensions35.5 x 30.5 cm (14 x 12 in.)
ClassificationsArchitectural Elements
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberP16s11
eMuseum ID725635
Original NumberU16s11
EmbARK ObjectID11810
TMS Source ID975
Last Updated10/30/24
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. 112.
ProvenanceNotesAcquired by the art dealer Vincenzo Barone, Naples from Boscoreale, about 1897.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner's husband John L. Gardner, Jr. (1837-1898) from Vincenzo Barone on 26 October 1897 for 30 lire. (as a set with museum no. P16s10)
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner's husband John L. Gardner, Jr. (1837-1898) from Vincenzo Barone on 26 October 1897 for 30 lire. (as a set with museum no. P16s10)
