Object details
Object number
S21n15.1-2
Creator(s)
Italian, Venice
Title
Pair of Lions Supporting Columns
Date
15th century
Medium
Stone
Dimensions
48.2 x 59.6 x 33.9 cm (19 x 23 7/16 x 13 3/8 in.)
Provenance
The lions were possibly purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner with the columns they support. These columns were purchased perhaps from the dealer Antonio Marcato, Venice for 960 lire on 27 September 1897. The lions certainly entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1902.
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. 175. (as Italian Gothic, probably 14th century)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), pp. 126-27, nos. 154-55. (as Venetian, 15th century)
Gallery
Dutch Room
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