Object details
Object number
S5e11
Creator(s)
Italian, Veneto
Title
Lion of Saint Mark with Closed Book
Date
mid 15th century
Medium
Stone
Dimensions
47 x 53.7 cm (18 1/2 x 21 1/8 in.)
Provenance
Acquired by Isabella Stewart Gardner probably in Venice in 1897.
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. 43. (as 16th century)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 171, no. 221. (catalogued under "doubtful authenticity"; Venetian, 19th century)
Alberto Rizzi. I leoni di San Marco: il simbolo della Repubblica Veneta nella scultura e nella pittura, vol. 2 (Venice, 2001-2012), p. 287, no. 2610. (as middle of the 15th century, "provincial origin [Veneto]")
Elizabeth Anne McCauley et al. Gondola Days: Isabella Stewart Gardner and the Palazzo Barbaro Circle. Exh. cat. (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum; Venice: Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, 2004), p. 185. (as "leon in moleca"; as middle of the 15th century, "provincial origin [Veneto]")
Gallery
Courtyard
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