Object details
Accession number
P16s11
Primary Creator
Roman
Full title
Fragment of a Fresco
Creation Date
1st century CE
Provenance
Acquired by the art dealer Vincenzo Barone, Naples from Boscoreale, about 1897.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner's husband John L. Gardner, Jr. (1837-1898) from Vincenzo Barone on 26 October 1897 for 30 lire. (as a set with museum no. P16s10)
Dimensions
35.5 x 30.5 cm (14 x 12 in.)
Display Media
Stucco
Web 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.
Permanent Gallery Location
Raphael Room
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 112.
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