Pair of Lions Supporting Columns
maker
Unknown
Date15th century
Place MadeVenice, Veneto, Italy, Europe
MediumStone
Dimensions48.2 x 59.6 x 33.9 cm (19 x 23 7/16 x 13 3/8 in.)
ClassificationsArchitectural Elements
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS21n15.1-2
eMuseum ID725680
EmbARK ObjectID15352
TMS Source ID3936
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. 175. (as Italian Gothic, probably 14th century)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), pp. 126-27, nos. 154-55. (as Venetian, 15th century)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), pp. 126-27, nos. 154-55. (as Venetian, 15th century)
ProvenanceNotesThe lions were possibly purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner with the columns they support. These columns were purchased perhaps from the dealer Antonio Marcato, Venice for 960 lire on 27 September 1897. The lions certainly entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1902.
