Object details
Accession number
S14e1
Primary Creator
Italian, Venice
Full title
Lion of Saint Mark
Creation Date
17th century
Provenance
Purchased from the marble mason and dealer Francesco Dorigo, Venice for about 356 lire on 6 September 1899.
Marks
Inscribed (on the open book): PAX / TIBI / MAR / CE / E[VAN] / GI[L] / IST[A] / MEV[S] (Peace to thee, Mark, my evangelist)
Dimensions
62.2 x 61 cm (24 1/2 x 24 in.)
Display Media
Istrian stone
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
Second Floor Stairhall and Stairway
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 86. (as Venetian, modern; style of the Renaissance)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 178, no. 256. (as Venetian, 17th century or later)
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