Guardian Lion

maker Unknown

Date19th century

Place MadeItaly, Europe

MediumStone

Dimensions45.1 x 68.6 cm (17 3/4 x 27 in.)

ClassificationsArchitectural Elements

Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Accession numberSOw6.1

eMuseum ID722185

Original NumberSOw6-s

EmbARK ObjectID13491

TMS Source ID2421

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. 160, no. 268. (as Italian, 19th century)

ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner (as part of a set of matching lions, museum nos. SOw6-s and SOw7-s) from the marble mason and dealer Francesco Dorigo, Venice for about 609 lire on 22 September 1897.