Object details

Object number

ARC.005577

Creator(s)

• Unknown - photographer
• Bernard Berenson (Butrimonys, Lithuania, 1865 - 1959, Florence) - subject

Title

Bernard Berenson

Date

1887

Medium

Photogravure

Language

English

Dimensions

23.8 x 17.7 cm (9 3/8 x 6 15/16 in.)

Signatures, inscriptions, and markings

Inscribed in ink in Isabella Stewart Gardner's hand (verso): Bernhard Berenson as / I first saw him- / I.S.G.

Provenance

Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection after 1887.

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

Rachel Cohen, "Bernard Berenson and Isabella Stewart Gardner: An Unlikely and Resonant Collaboration," Inside the Collection (blog), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 29 April 2025, https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/bernard-berenson

Gallery

Blue Room

Case

Berenson Case

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