Collection Highlights
The Bulls and Bears in the Market
1879
1971.104
Oil on linen
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Wolf and Lamb
Title
Wolf and Lamb
Date
ca. 1870
Medium
Painted plaster
Dimensions
Overall: 13 1/2 x 6 3/4 x 6 3/4 in. ( 34.3 x 17.1 x 17.1 cm )
Credit Line
Purchase
Object Number
1940.469
Marks
inscribed: front of base: "WOLF & LAMB"
Gallery Label
Wolf and lamb was listed in the 1887 Hennecke's Florentine Statuary catalog selling for $3.50. The catalog described the piece as follows: "The resemblance between persons and animals is often quite apparent. The two lads bear evidence to this fact. Without any deformity in their faces the likeness to wolf and lamb are strikingly depicted"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
