The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 26, 2024

Dragon

Dragon

1700s or later
bronze
Overall: 17 x 28.3 x 18 cm (6 11/16 x 11 1/8 x 7 1/16 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Michael de Havenon 1973.226
Location: 301 Baroque Sculpture Mezzanine

Description

This figure was probably originally meant to serve as the decorative foundation to a larger object such as a casket or urn. In transition from decorative motif to independent work of art, the nether half may have been an addition, evidenced by the seam along its torso.
  • Carol L. Brewster, 1918-2010 (Ownings Mills, Maryland), by gift to her son, Michael de Havenon.
    Mr. and Mrs. Michael de Havenon, by gift to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1973.
  • CMA 1974: "Year in Review 1973," Bulletin, LXI (February 1974), p. 73, cat. no. 25
    Year in Review: 1973. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 30-March 17, 1974).
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1973.226