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Medieval · Art Institute of Chicago · 146440

Capital with Man Fighting a Lion (recto); Man Riding a Griffin (verso)

Italian, c. 1180

Capital with Man Fighting a Lion (recto); Man Riding a Griffin (verso) at the Art Institute of Chicago

Art Institute of Chicago · Kate S. Buckingham Endowment · Public domain

Artist
Italian
Date
c. 1180
Medium
Marble
Dimensions
23.5 × 44.5 × 17.8 cm (9 1/4 × 17 1/2 × 7 in.)
Era
Medieval

Why it matters

Capital with Man Fighting a Lion (recto); Man Riding a Griffin (verso), dated c. 1180, is catalogued by Art Institute of Chicago as a work in Marble. The museum attributes the work to Italian. The recorded dimensions are 23.5 × 44.5 × 17.8 cm (9 1/4 × 17 1/2 × 7 in.). This factual page is generated from the museum catalogue and links directly to its source record.