Object details
Object number
S5c11
Creator(s)
Roman
Title
Decorative Colonnette
Date
50-80 CE
Medium
Marble
Dimensions
171.5 cm (67 1/2 in.)
Provenance
Said to have come from the Gardens of Sallust, Rome.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the connoisseur and art dealer Stefano Bardini (1836-1922), Florence with a second colonnette (museum no. S5c8) for about 4,675 lire on 29 September 1899.
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. 44. (as Roman)
William N. Mason “Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 6, no. 6 (7 Oct. 1962), p. 2. (as old Roman)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 52, no. 76. (as Roman, 1st or 2nd century AD)
Hilliard Goldfarb. The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: A Companion Guide and History (Boston, 1995), p. 45.
Gallery
Courtyard
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