Object details
Accession number
S26n20
Primary Creator
Italian, Venice
Full title
Venetian Senator
Creation Date
18th century
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antique dealer Consiglio Ricchetti, Venice for 800 lire on 2 September 1897.
Marks
Inscribed on label in ink (attached to base): 1194 / no
Dimensions
84.5 x 63 x 28.5 cm (33 1/4 x 24 13/16 x 11 1/4 in.)
Display Media
White marble with blue variegated marble pedestal
Dimension Notes
Height (without pedestal): 67.6 cm (26 5/8 in.)
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
Titian Room
Bibliography
Catalogue. Fenway Court. (Boston, 1903), pp. 22. (as "Venetian Bust")
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 225. (as Venetian, late 17th century)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 156, no. 195. (as Venetian, 18th century)
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