Object details
Object number
SGs6
Creator(s)
Italian
Title
Relief with Lion and Shields
Date
15th century
Medium
Stone
Dimensions
49.2 x 153.4 cm (19 3/8 x 60 3/8 in.)
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the marble dealer and mason Moisè dalla Torre, Venice for 225 lire on 25 September 1906.
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
"Mrs. Gardner's Latest Activity: Storehouse Built as Costly as Palace." Boston Sunday Herald (Boston), 8 Dec. 1907, ill. (as "a reproduction of the Lion of St. Mark's")
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 175, no. 235. (as Italian, 15th century)
Gallery
Outside
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