Object details
Object number
S31s12
Creator(s)
Italian, Venice
Title
Small Cornice Fragment (now part of a lintel, central right piece)
Date
11th century - 12th century
Medium
Stone
Provenance
Probably purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the marble mason and dealer Francesco Dorigo or Moisé Dalla Torre, Venice in August-September 1899.
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.
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 278. (the Gothic Room Doorway, a pastiche that incorporates this fragment, as Italian, Romanesque and Gothic fragments)
Walter Cahn. "Romanesque Sculpture in American Collections. IV. The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston." Gesta (1969), pp. 60-61, no. 16a. (as Venetian, 12th-13th century)
Gallery
Third Floor Stairhall And Stairway
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