Object details
Accession number
P25w46
Primary Creator
Francesco Guardi
(Venice, 1712 - 1793, Venice)
Full title
The Torre dell'Orlogio, Venice
Creation Date
late 18th century-early 19th century
Provenance
Collection of Charles Stein, Paris.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner on the recommendation of Ralph W. Curtis (1854–1922), American painter and collector, from the sale of the Charles Stein collection at Galerie Georges Petit, Paris on 9 June 1899, lot 323 for 22,071 francs through her agent Fernand Robert. (as Francesco Guardi)
Dimensions
82.3 x 99.5 cm (32 3/8 x 39 3/16 in.)
Display Media
Oil on canvas
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
Veronese Room
Bibliography
Galerie Georges Petit. Catalogue des Objets d'Art et Haute Curiosité....Collection de feu M. Charles Stein (Paris, 8-10 June 1899), pp. 64-65, lot. 323. (as Francesco Guardi)
Catalogue. Fenway Court. (Boston, 1903), p. 17. (as Francesco Guardi)
George A. Simonson, Francesco Guardi: 1712-1793 (London, 1904), p. 86, no. 27. (as Francesco Guardi)
Morris Carter. "Report of the Director of the Museum." Isabella Stewart Gardner: Annual Report (1928), p. 24. (as Francesco Guardi?)
Philip Hendy. Catalogue of Exhibited Paintings and Drawings (Boston, 1931), p. 182. (as influenced by Francesco Guardi)
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 209. (as follower of Francesco Guardi)
Burton B. Fredericksen and Federico Zeri. Census of Pre-Nineteenth-Century Italian Paintings in North American Public Collections (Cambridge, 1972), p. 96. (as in the style of Francesco Guardi)
Antonio Morassi. Guardi. Antonio e Francesco Guardi (Venice, 1973), p. 378, under no. 357. (as follower of Francesco Guardi)
Philip Hendy. European and American Paintings in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1974), pp. 112-114. (as Francesco Guardi)
Hilliard Goldfarb et al. Italian Paintings and Drawings Before 1800 in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Unpublished manuscript. (Boston, 1996-2000). (as follower of Francesco Guardi)
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