The Dead Lion
painter
Raffaele Mainella
(Naples, 1856 - 1941)
Dateabout 1890-1895
Place MadeEgypt, Middle East
MediumWatercolor on paper
Dimensions16 x 32 cm (6 5/16 x 12 5/8 in.)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberP11n3
eMuseum ID717021
EmbARK ObjectID10945
TMS Source ID204
Last Updated8/9/24
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.
BibliographyNotesPhilip Hendy. Catalogue of Exhibited Paintings and Drawings (Boston, 1931), p. 218.
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 68.
Philip Hendy. European and American Paintings in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1974), p. 148, ill.
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 68.
Philip Hendy. European and American Paintings in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1974), p. 148, ill.
MarksNotesInscribed (lower left): R. Mainella
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
