Lion of Saint Mark with Closed Book
sculptor
Unknown
Datemid 15th century
Place MadeVeneto, Italy, Europe
MediumStone
Dimensions47 x 53.7 cm (18 1/2 x 21 1/8 in.)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS5e11
eMuseum ID719419
EmbARK ObjectID11216
TMS Source ID459
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. 43. (as 16th century)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 171, no. 221. (catalogued under "doubtful authenticity"; Venetian, 19th century)
Alberto Rizzi. I leoni di San Marco: il simbolo della Repubblica Veneta nella scultura e nella pittura, vol. 2 (Venice, 2001-2012), p. 287, no. 2610. (as middle of the 15th century, "provincial origin [Veneto]")
Elizabeth Anne McCauley et al. Gondola Days: Isabella Stewart Gardner and the Palazzo Barbaro Circle. Exh. cat. (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum; Venice: Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, 2004), p. 185. (as "leon in moleca"; as middle of the 15th century, "provincial origin [Veneto]")
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 171, no. 221. (catalogued under "doubtful authenticity"; Venetian, 19th century)
Alberto Rizzi. I leoni di San Marco: il simbolo della Repubblica Veneta nella scultura e nella pittura, vol. 2 (Venice, 2001-2012), p. 287, no. 2610. (as middle of the 15th century, "provincial origin [Veneto]")
Elizabeth Anne McCauley et al. Gondola Days: Isabella Stewart Gardner and the Palazzo Barbaro Circle. Exh. cat. (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum; Venice: Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, 2004), p. 185. (as "leon in moleca"; as middle of the 15th century, "provincial origin [Veneto]")
ProvenanceNotesAcquired by Isabella Stewart Gardner probably in Venice in 1897.
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