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Owl on a Frog

ca. 1620
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 537

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Owl on a Frog
  • Date: ca. 1620
  • Culture: Austrian, Innsbruck
  • Medium: Bronze, with brown lacquer patina
  • Dimensions: Height: 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm)
  • Classification: Sculpture-Bronze
  • Credit Line: The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, 1982
  • Object Number: 1982.60.123
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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