Object details
Object number
S.G.S.1.10
Creator(s)
Title
Isabella d’Este, Marchioness of Mantua, 1474-1539: A Study of the Renaissance, Volume I
Date
1903
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
English
Publication Place
New York
Binding Description
Red cloth binding; gilded grape and vine design on front cover and spine
Description
2 volumes : frontispiece plates, portraits, genealogical tables ; 23 cm
Dimensions
22.5 x 14.5 x 4 cm (8 7/8 x 5 11/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Inscribed in ink in Isabella Stewart Gardner's hand (on front flyleaf): Isabella Stewart Gardner - / from / Francis Skinner / Green Hill June 1903.
Inscribed in pencil (on page 1, 1/3 of the way down, in left gutter): 15
Enclosed: Magazine clipping of Titian's portrait of Isabella d'Este (ARC.009947)
Provenance
Gift from Isabella's brother-in-law, Francis Skinner, (1840-1905) to Isabella Stewart Gardner, June 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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