Samson and the Lion

Public Domain

ExpandFavorite

Images(4)

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

Explore Further

Department

Arts of Europe and the Mediterranean

Special Collections

Object Type

SCULPTURE

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.

View this object in The Straus Collection

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

If you have questions about this work of art or the MFAH Online Collection please contact us.