Object details
Object number
S5e16
Creator(s)
Italian, Venice
Title
Balustrade
Date
1897-1901
Medium
Stone
Provenance
Commissioned by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antiques dealer Francesco Dorigo, Venice on 16 August 1899 for 3000 lire less 5%. (for 31 balustrades)
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
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 42. (as commissioned by Isabella Stewart Gardner in Venice, 1897-1901)
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. 180-82.
Gallery
Courtyard
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