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(c) 2021 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Lion with Shield
(c) 2021 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
(c) 2021 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Lion with Shield

Date19th century
Place MadeVenice, Veneto, Italy, Europe
MediumStone
Dimensions35.6 x 13.3 cm (14 x 5 1/4 in.)
ClassificationsArchitectural Elements
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS5s32.2
eMuseum ID720313
EmbARK ObjectID13383
Previous NumberS5s36-s
Original NumberS5s16
Previous NumberS5s16-ss
TMS Source ID2333
Last Updated8/14/24
Status
Not on view
Web 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.
BibliographyNotesCornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 180, no. 266. (as Venetian, 19th century)
ProvenanceNotesProbably purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner in Venice in 1897.
This and a second lion (museum no. S5s32.1) form a set. This or another set of small stone lions (museum nos. S5s42.1-2) was purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the marble dealer and mason Moisè Dalla, Venice for a total of about 56 lire on 16 September 1897.
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