Object details
Accession number
S5s11
Primary Creator
Italian, Veneto
Full title
Relief with the Symbol of Luke
Creation Date
12th century
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the marble mason and dealer Francesco Dorigo, Venice for about 285 lire on 6 September 1899.
Dimensions
90.2 x 73.7 cm (35 1/2 x 29 in.)
Display Media
Marble
Web Commentary
Isabella 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.
Permanent Gallery Location
Courtyard
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 42. (as probably Byzantine or Venetian, 14th century)
Walter Cahn. "Romanesque Sculpture in American Collections. IV. The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston." Gesta (1969), p. 54, no. 10. (as North Italian, Veneto (?), 12th century)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 60, no. 86.
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