Object details
Object number
S5s50
Creator(s)
Italian, Venice
Title
Window Frame
Date
17th century
Medium
Stone
Provenance
Probably purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antiques dealer Francesco Dorigo, Venice in two installments on 22 September 1897 and 16 August 1899 for 1200 lire and 3000 lire respectively. (for 16 window frames: S5e3, S5e47, S5e48, S5e50, S5n2, S5n34, S5n35, S5n37, S5s3, S5s47, S5s48, S5s50, S5w2, S5w42, S5w43, S5w45)
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
Giovanni de Appolonia. "A Venetian Courtyard in Boston" in Elizabeth Anne McCauley et al. Gondola Days: Isabella Stewart Gardner and the Palazzo Barbaro Circle. Exh. cat. (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum; Venice: Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, 2004), pp. 180-81, fig. 128.
Gallery
Courtyard
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