Object details
Object number
M15w26
Creator(s)
Italian, Fontainebleau
Title
Lock
Date
early 16th century - early 17th century
Medium
Gilded bronze
Dimensions
18.5 x 18.5 cm (7 5/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the dealer Dino Barozzi, Venice for 700 lire on 26 September 1906.
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. 99. (as French, dated about 1500-1550)
Rollin van N. Hadley. "Report of the Director." Fenway Court (1974), p. 51, ill. (as French, School of Fontainebleau, dated about 1500-1550)
Charles Avery. "Fontainebleau, Milan, or Rome? A Mannerist Bronze Lockplate and Hasp." Studies in the History of Art, No. 22 National Gallery of Art (Washington, 1989), p. 292, fig. 2.
Gallery
Early Italian Room
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