Anonymous, Italian school
16th cent.
Panther
Italy, ca. 1525-1580.
Bronze.
sculpture with base: height: 11 7/8 inches (300 mm); length: 15 1/2 inches (393 mm); sculpture without base: height: 11 inches (278 mm)
AZ034
Provenance
J. & S. Goldschmidt, Frankfurt; from whom purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1911 (as "old bronze sculpture representing a leopard").
Inscriptions/Markings
Paper label on bottom of base reads: "Bronze leopard. Italian work of the XVI century from J.&S. Goldschmidt."
Summary
Female panther or leopard standing with her right paw raised and mouth opened.
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