Man Watching Lion with Dog
sculptor
Unknown
Date17th century
Place MadeGermany, Europe
MediumBoxwood
Dimensions17.8 x 8.9 x 12.4 cm (7 x 3 1/2 x 4 7/8 in.)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS27w5
eMuseum ID725950
Original NumberS27w5*
EmbARK ObjectID12579
TMS Source ID1656
Last Updated8/14/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella 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.
BibliographyNotesLeonard & Co. Collection of antiques originally in the famous museum of Count Piccinardi (Boston, 14 December 1880), p. 18, lot 39. (entitled "The Lion Hunt"; as 13th century)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 179, no. 261. (as German, 17th century)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 179, no. 261. (as German, 17th century)
ProvenanceNotesCollection of the language professor Alberto C. Maggi (d. 1880), Boston.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the Maggi sale at Leonard & Co, Boston for $8 on 14 December 1880, lot 39.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the Maggi sale at Leonard & Co, Boston for $8 on 14 December 1880, lot 39.
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