Object details
Object number
m.b.1.22
Creator(s)
Title
Catálogo de los Cuadros del Museo del Prado
Date
1910
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
Spanish
Publication Place
Madrid
Binding Description
Grey-beige textile binding with sticker and white lettering on spine, white lettering and decoration on front cover
Description
xxxv, [1] p., 2 ℓ., 453, [1] p., 1 ℓ. incl. plans. plates. 20 cm.
Dimensions
20 x 14 x 3.8 cm (7 7/8 x 5 1/2 x 1 1/2 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Printed in black ink (front flyleaf, top): ISABELLA STEWART GARDNER / MUSEUM
Inscribed in pencil (front flyleaf, top): (Hendy)
Printed in black ink (title page, top): Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Inscribed in pencil (title page): Madrid
Inscribed in black ink (page 56, top): bright + hard
Inscribed in black ink (page 57, center): v. empty. No brushwork.
Inscribed in black ink (page 57, bottom): No design. Execution abominable.
Inscribed in black ink (page 58, top): Perhaps design, but not painting.
Inscribed in black ink (page 58, center): Far more muddy than 303
Inscribed in black ink (page 59, top): v. [illegible]esque refinement of technique + paint color.
Inscribed in black ink (page 59, center): muted colors. Efficient technique.
Inscribed in black ink (page 79, center): Very little damage exc. in spots
Inscribed in black ink (page 79, center): Paler + flatter than the Bacchus + Ariadne, evid. [illegible]
Inscribed in black ink (page 80, top): v. inferior to 420
Inscribed in black ink (page 80, center): That much untouched
Inscribed in black ink (page 80, bottom): V. loose + careless. The [illegible] more substantial than rest. / A unison draperies.
Inscribed in black ink (page 80, bottom): smooth, monotonous flesh. Hard outlines. Little color.
Inscribed in black ink (page 81, top): Flesh much repainted.
Inscribed in black ink (page 81, bottom): Much damaged. Spain's head gone. / Left + top better. V. loosely done. Helmet / M. in fore: more careful w. real.
Inscribed in black ink (page 82, bottom): More interesting than N.G. sketch.
Inscribed in black ink (page 85, top): Wreck.
Inscribed in black ink (page 85, center): Smooth paint, unbroken colors.
Inscribed in black ink (page 85, bottom): Lotto
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection after 1910.
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
Macknight Room
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