2 panels & 2 fragments & a shield

Venetian

Fitzwilliam Museum

16th Century

Five pieces of architectural sculpture from the collection from Morton's House, Corfe Castle, Dorset including a rectangular panel depicting St. Mark's lion holding a book; a wooden shield painted and carved in the Sansovino style with the arms of Prinli; 2 panels with the half figure of an angel; and a fragment of St. Mark's lion sculpture.

• Medium: Istrian stone
• ArtFunded in: 1931
• Vendor: F Cavendish Bentick

Provenance

Morton's House, Corfe Castle collected by the father of the vendor.

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