Dragon
1700s or later
Maker Unknown
European Painting and Sculpture
Dragon, 1700s or later. Italy, 18th century or later. Bronze; overall: 17 x 28.3 x 18 cm (6 11/16 x 11 1/8 x 7 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Michael de Havenon 1973.226 This figure was probably originally meant to serve as the decorative foundation to a larger object such as a casket or urn. In transition from decorative motif to independent work of art, the nether half may have been an addition, evidenced by the seam along its torso.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- bronze
- Medium
- bronze
- Dimensions
- Overall: 17 x 28.3 x 18 cm (6 11/16 x 11 1/8 x 7 1/16 in.)
- Departments
- European Painting and Sculpture
- Accession Number
- 1973.226
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Michael de Havenon
- Exhibitions
- Year in Review: 1973, CMA 1974: "Year in Review 1973," Bulletin, LXI (February 1974), p. 73, cat. no. 25
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 301 Baroque Sculpture Mezzanine
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