Numero oggetto
CS21
Titolo
One of a Pair of Lions (based on originals at Villa Medici)
Nome oggetto
Creatore
Descrizione
General Description: Plaster cast in small scale of one of a pair of Lions at the Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence (near Uffizi). One lion (with sphere off pedestal) was reported to be from the 2nd century AD and was first mentioned by the sculptur Flaminio Vacca who made a pendant version. Both were housed at the Villa Medici (Loggia dei Leoni) of Ferdinando di Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany by 1598. (Previously misidentified as Barberini Lion) (Walkup, Terah, 2017)
Data
, 1595 around
- 1595 around
Materiale
Dimensioni
- whole height 250 mm
- whole width 150 mm
- whole depth 350 mm
Named Collection: Cottonian Collection
