Object details
Accession number
S12w22
Primary Creator
Italian, Venice
Full title
Lion
Creation Date
15th century
Provenance
Said to have come from a balcony of the Palazzo Contarini-Fasan (called the Casa Desdemona), Venice.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the marble mason and dealer Francesco Dorigo, Venice for about 238 lire on 21 August 1899.
Dimensions
41.9 x 20.3 x 30.5 cm (16 1/2 x 8 x 12 in.)
Display Media
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
East, North, and West Cloister
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 79. (as 15th century)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 127, no. 156. (as Venetian, 15th century)
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