Bronze Medici lion with brown patina on marble base, 19th century.
Bronze Medici lion with brown patina on marble base, 19th century.
Bronze Medici lion with brown patina on marble base, 19th century.
Bronze Medici lion with brown patina on marble base, 19th century.
Bronze Medici lion with brown patina on marble base, 19th century.
Bronze Medici lion with brown patina on marble base, 19th century.
Bronze Medici lion with brown patina on marble base, 19th century.
Bronze Medici lion with brown patina on marble base, 19th century.
Bronze Medici lion with brown patina on marble base, 19th century.
Bronze Medici lion with brown patina on marble base, 19th century.
Bronze Medici lion with brown patina on marble base, 19th century.
Bronze Medici lion with brown patina on marble base, 19th century.
Bronze Medici lion with brown patina on marble base, 19th century.
Bronze Medici lion with brown patina on marble base, 19th century.
Bronze Medici lion with brown patina on marble base, 19th century.
Bronze Medici lion with brown patina on marble base, 19th century.
Bronze Medici lion with brown patina on marble base, 19th century.
Bronze Medici lion with brown patina on marble base, 19th century.
Bronze Medici lion with brown patina on marble base, 19th century.
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Bronze Medici lion with brown patina on marble base, 19th century.

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By Gallery Murmure des Arts
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350 €
19th century
Rome and ancient Greece
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    Medici lion in bronze with brown patina on a yellow marble base (Sienna yellow or breccia type), with double steps and a bevelled base.

    The lion is depicted walking, with its right front paw resting on a sphere (ball), based on the famous Medici Lion.

     

    This bronze was made after one of the two marble lions located at the Villa Medici in Rome (now at the Loggia dei Lanzi in Florence).

     

    The lion represents strength and nobility. The sphere under the paw evokes world domination or mastery of power.

     

    In the 19th century, young aristocrats and the European upper middle class took the Grand Tour (an educational trip to Italy). These small bronzes were sold as luxury souvenirs. The Medici Lion was one of the most popular models, often paired with another lion (the “Florentine” lion facing the “Roman” lion).

     

    Italy, 19th century.

     

    Total height: 7 cm. Total length: 13.1 cm. Total width: 8.2 cm.

    Length of bronze alone: 8 cm.

     

     

    Ref: T5YA8T81J4

    Condition Very good
    Style Rome and ancient Greece (Bronze sculptures of Rome and ancient Greece Style)
    Period 19th century (Bronze sculptures 19th century)
    Country of origin Italy
    Length (cm) 13.1
    Width (cm) 8.2
    Height (cm) 7
    Materials Bronze, Marble
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    Location 75008, Paris, France
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