Object details
Accession number
S31s1.a-c
Primary Creator
Italian, Northern Italy
Full title
Three Fragments of an Archivolt with Elders of the Apocalypse
Creation Date
14th century
Provenance
Probably purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the marble mason and dealer Francesco Dorigo, Venice for about 76 lire on 21 August 1899.
Display Media
Limestone
Dimension Notes
S31s1.a: 62.2 cm (24 1/2 in.) heightS31s1.b: 68.6 cm (27 in.) heightS31s1.c: 60.3 cm (23 3/4 in.) height
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
Third Floor Stairhall and Stairway
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 278. (the Gothic Room Doorway, a pastiche that incorporates these fragments, as Italian, Romanesque and Gothic fragments)Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 174, no. 227. (as Northern Italian, 14th century)
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