Object details
Accession number
P6w3
Primary Creator
Joseph Lindon Smith
(Pawtucket, Rhode Island, 1863 - 1950, Dublin, New Hampshire)
Full title
In Memoriam Inscription
Creation Date
early 20th century
Provenance
Commissioned by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the painter Joseph Lindon Smith (1863-1950) by 1915.
Marks
Inscribed: IN MEMORIAM / QUIEN A ESTA CASA DA LUZ • IESUS / QUIEN LA ILENA DE ALEGRIA + MARIA / QUIEN LA ABRAZA EN LA FE + + IOSE (sic) [A medieval Spanish inscription: In memoriam / Who gives light to this house • Jesus / Who fills it with joy + Mary / Who embraces it in the faith + + Joseph]
Dimensions
66 x 469.9 cm (26 x 185 in.)
Display Media
Tempera
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
Spanish Chapel
Bibliography
Alan Chong et al. (eds.) Eye of the Beholder: Masterpieces from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 2003), p. 152.
Christina Nielsen, Casey Riley and Nathaniel Silver. The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: A Guide (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 2017), p. 51. (as painted by Joseph Lindon Smith)
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