Object details
Object number
ARC.002681
Creator(s)
Benedetto Sborgi
(Florence, 1821 - 1904, Florence)
Title
Postcard of Adorazione dei Magi, Beato Angelico ["Adoration of the Maggi"]
Date
late 19th century
Medium
Ink on card stock
Language
English
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Postcard printed (recto, bottom): Gloria in Excelsis Deo et in terra pax
Inscribed in pencil (verso, upper left corner): [E. Loeffler]
Inscribed in pencil (verso, left): M.2.2.4
Postcard printed (verso, left margin): Copyright E. Sborgi, Florence - 100 A - Printed in Italy
Postcard printed (verso, bottom left): Adorazione dei Magi / Firenze / Beato Angelico
Provenance
Gift from composer and violinist, Charles Martin Loeffler (1861-1935) to Isabella Stewart Gardner, unknown date.
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.
Gallery
Macknight Room
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