Object details
Object number
ARC.006941
Creator(s)
Moise Dalla Torre & Co.
(active Venice, late 19th century - early 20th century)
Title
Stone Arches
Date
about 1900
Medium
Albumen print
Language
English
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Stamped (upper): M. Dalla Torre & Comp. / Succes. Il 1 di M. Rietti / Antiquari / Venezia
Inscribed in ink (left margin): Mi = 4,87.
Inscribed in ink (lower margin): M = 6.87.
Inscribed in pencil (lower right): 6 of these in court
Inscribed in ink (upper): 2 groups of 3 arches [illeg] 1.200 / ... / 2 arches / made of old one / 10000
Provenance
Sent to Isabella Stewart Gardner by the antique dealer Moise Dalla Torre, Venice, about 1900.
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
Alex Eliopoulos, "From Venice to the Fenway: Architecturual Elements in the Courtyard," Inside the Collection (blog), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 6 April 2021, https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/venice-fenway-architectural-elements-courtyard
Nathaniel Silver and Diana Seave Greenwald. Isabella Stewart Gardner: A Life (Boston, 2022), pp. 90-92, fig. 45.
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