Object details
Object number
S8w7
Creator(s)
Italian, Rome
Title
Sarcophagus with Two Cherub Heads
Date
15th century
Medium
Sandstone
Dimensions
32.4 x 80.6 x 47.6 cm (12 3/4 x 31 3/4 x 18 3/4 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Inscribed (center, either side of an unidentified coat of arms blazoned with three six-pointed stars): A / L
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1915.
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. 54. (as probably Italian, 15th century)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 175, no. 237. (as Roman, 15th century)
Gallery
Chinese Loggia
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