Lion of the July Column
A ferocious lion with a massive mane strides across a shallow ledge. The beast represents the astrological sign Leo; a band with stars behind it represents the sun's path through the houses of the zodiac. The design is adapted from a colossal relief on the pedestal of the July...
Sculpture
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id
28611
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| contentType |
contentType
sculpture
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Ferdinand Barbedienne, Paris; William T. Walters, Baltimore, October 22, 1884, by purchase [George A. Lucas as agent]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| pageCount |
pageCount
1
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source
import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL1_27.165_Fnt_TR_T05II.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL1_27.165_Fnt_TR_T05II.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL1_27.165_Fnt_TR_T05II.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/27.165 |