Object details
Object number
S.G.S.3.7
Creator(s)
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John La Farge
(New York, 1835 - 1910, Providence)
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author
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McClure, Phillips & Co.
(active New York, 1900 - 1907)
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publisher
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Michelangelo Buonarroti
(Caprese, 1475 - 1564, Rome)
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subject
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Raphael
(Urbino, 1483 - 1520, Rome)
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subject
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Peter Paul Rubens
(Siegen, Germany, 1577 - 1640, Antwerp, Belgium)
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subject
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Diego Velázquez
(Seville, 1599 - 1660, Madrid)
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subject
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Albrecht Dürer
(Nuremberg, 1471 - 1528, Nuremberg)
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subject
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Katsushika Hokusai
(Tokyo, 1760 - 1849, Tokyo)
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subject
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Rembrandt Van Rijn
(Leyden, 1606 - 1669, Amsterdam)
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subject
Title
Great Masters
Date
1903
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
English
Publication Place
New York
Binding Description
Cream textile binding with gilded title on front cover and spine
Description
[2] + xiv , 249 pages ; 4°
Dimensions
26 x 19 x 3.5 cm (10 1/4 x 7 1/2 x 1 3/8 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Inscribed in black ink (on frontispiece, below illustration): For Mrs. J.L.Gardner / with much admiration / Jno La Farge.
Provenance
Gift from John La Farge to Isabella Stewart Gardner after 1903.
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.
Gallery
Short Gallery
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