Beast
sculptor
Unknown
Date14th century
Place MadeSaxony, Germany, Europe
MediumBronze
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberM27w554
eMuseum ID728300
EmbARK ObjectID12666
Previous Number285
TMS Source ID1730
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.
BibliographyNotesNathaniel Silver and Diana Seave Greenwald. Isabella Stewart Gardner: A Life (Boston, 2022), pp. 99-101, fig. 51.
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antique dealer Antonio Carrer, Venice on 25 September 1897 for 32 lire.
