Object details

Accession number

S12w15

Primary Creator

Italian, Venice

Full title

Head of an Angel

Creation Date

after 1480

Provenance

Possibly purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the art dealer Antonio Carrer (d. 1912), Venice for 10 lire on 25 September 1897. The sculpture entered her collection by about 1900.

Dimensions

19.7 cm (7 3/4 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

East, North, and West Cloister

Bibliography

Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 134, no. 166. (as Venetian, after 1480)

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