Daniel’s Tormentors thrown to the Lions?
16th century
Object PlaceGermany
Medium/TechniqueStone; Kelheim stone
DimensionsOverall: 25 x 13.5 x 2 cm (9 13/16 x 5 5/16 x 13/16 in.)
Credit LineMary L. Smith Fund
Accession number67.761
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On viewClassificationsSculpture
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This wildly animated scene of lions devouring men may well show the Biblical scene following the more famous episode of Daniel in the Lions’ Den. Since Daniel was spared a horrible death through God’s favor, King Darius instead ordered his tormentors to be thrown to those same lions.
ProvenanceDr. Gustav Hermann, Prague (?) [see note 1]. 1967, Hermann Baer (dealer), London; 1967, sold by Baer to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 13, 1967)
NOTES:
[1] According to notes in the curatorial file. This has not been verified.
NOTES:
[1] According to notes in the curatorial file. This has not been verified.
1508
about 1500
16th century
16th century (?)
second half of the 15th century
late 14th century
16th century
late 16th century