Object details
Accession number
S32s33
Primary Creator
Italian, Naples
Full title
Chimneypiece Base with Two Cupids
Creation Date
18th century
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antiquarian and dealer Gaetano Pepe, Naples for about 240 lire on 26 October 1897.
Dimensions
32.7 x 77.8 x 26.4 cm (12 7/8 x 30 5/8 x 10 3/8 in.)
Display Media
Carved and drilled 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
Worthington Street Lobby
Bibliography
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 156, no. 196. (as Italian, 18th century)
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