Lion Couchant
sculptor
Unknown
Date14th century
Place MadeVenice, Veneto, Italy, Europe
MediumMarble
Dimensions31.8 x 53.3 cm (12 1/2 x 21 in.)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS12w6
eMuseum ID722373
EmbARK ObjectID13485
TMS Source ID2415
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. 81. (as Venetian, 15th century)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 174, no. 226. (as Venetian, 14th century)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 174, no. 226. (as Venetian, 14th century)
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1902.
