The Lion of Lucerne / Giorgio Sommer

About this Item

Accession Number: 1984/1.307
Title: The Lion of Lucerne
Artist: Giorgio Sommer
Artist Nationality: Italian
Artist Life Dates: 1834-1914
Medium and Support: albumen print on paper
Object Creation Date: 1834-1914
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. & Mrs. W. Howard Bond
Inscription: On print below image: at l.l.: 12106 Luzern Löwend; at l.r.: G. Sommer - Napoli
Dimensions: 19.7 cm x 24.7 cm (7 3/4 in. x 9 3/4 in.)
Century: 20th century
Primary Keywords: caves; lions; mythology; rock; rocks; sculpture; shield; stone
Secondary Keywords: allegory and literature; animals; descriptors; geography; inorganic material; mammals; materials; materials by composition; modern and contemporary art; objects; objects we use; rock by form; text-based art; the natural world; visual works; visual works by medium or technique; weaponry
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 1071 x 853
File Size: 96 KB
Record: 1984/1.307
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1984-sl-1.307/1984_1.307.jpg

In public portfolios: Animals, historical and comparative (312); Italy in 19th-Century photography (74)

Manifest: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/api/manifest/musart:1984-SL-1.307:1984_1.307.JPG

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Full citation: "The Lion of Lucerne; Giorgio Sommer." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1984-sl-1.307/1984_1.307.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.