Object details
Accession number
S12w3
Primary Creator
Italian, Venice
Full title
Fragment of an Arch (with birds pecking fruit)
Creation Date
12th century-13th century
Provenance
Possibly purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner (with two other marble fragments) from the marble dealer and mason Moisè Dalla Torre and Co., Venice for about 36 lire on 24 August 1899.
Dimensions
82.6 x 20.3 cm (32 1/2 x 8 in.)
Display Media
Marble
Dimension Notes
L. (extrados) 2 ft. 8 1/2 in. x H. 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
East, North, and West Cloister
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 81. (as Venetian, 11th-12th century)
Walter Cahn. "Romanesque Sculpture in American Collections. IV. The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston." Gesta (1969), pp. 59-60, no. 15a. (as Venetian, 12th-13th century)
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