The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of November 29, 2023

Engaged Capital with Lions

1145–1164

Northern Spain (Navarre ?) or Southwest France (Pyrénées or Roussillon ?), mid-12th century

Marble

Overall: 34.3 x 40.7 x 27.4 cm (13 1/2 x 16 x 10 13/16 in.)

Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1968.210

Location

not on view

Description

The compositional motif of confronted and addorsed beasts illustrated on this capital was especially popular in churches along the pilgrimage roads.

Provenance
(Marcel Evrard).
Exhibition history

Year in Review: 1968. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 29-March 9, 1969).

Gallery One 2012. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 12, 2012-March 5, 2017).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1968.210