Lion
maker
Unknown
Date15th century
Place MadeVenice, Veneto, Italy, Europe
MediumStone
Dimensions41.9 x 20.3 x 30.5 cm (16 1/2 x 8 x 12 in.)
ClassificationsArchitectural Elements
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS12w22
eMuseum ID722855
EmbARK ObjectID13471
TMS Source ID2401
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.
BibliographyNotesGilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 79. (as 15th century)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 127, no. 156. (as Venetian, 15th century)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 127, no. 156. (as Venetian, 15th century)
ProvenanceNotesSaid to have come from a balcony of the Palazzo Contarini-Fasan (called the Casa Desdemona), Venice.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the marble mason and dealer Francesco Dorigo, Venice for about 238 lire on 21 August 1899.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the marble mason and dealer Francesco Dorigo, Venice for about 238 lire on 21 August 1899.
