Samson and the Lion

CultureItalian
Titles
  • Samson and the Lion
Date17th century
MediumGilt bronze
Dimensions7 9/16 × 7 3/4 × 6 inches (19.2 × 19.7 × 15.2 cm)

Credit LineThe Edith A. and Percy S. Straus Collection
Object number44.591
Not on view

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ProvenanceHermann Eissler (1860–1953), Vienna; Hortense Eissler (1895–1983); exported from Austria on September 28, 1938; [Galerie A. Neupert, Bahnhofstraße 1, Zürich]; bought by Percy S. Straus through Simon Meller, April 1939; bequeathed to MFAH, 1944.
Exhibition History"Decorative Arts of the Italian Renaissance 1400–1600," The Detroit Institute of Arts, November 17, 1958–January 6, 1959.

"The Animal Kingdom," University of New Mexico Art Museum, Albuquerque, February 11–April 28, 1968.

"The Triumph of Humanism: Renaissance Decorative Arts, 1425–1625," Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, October 22, 1977–January 9, 1978.

"Gloria del Arte: A Renaissance Perspective," Philbrook Art Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma, October 28, 1979–January 27, 1980.
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