Engaged Capital with a Lion and a Basilisk
Can I see it?
Yes, on view now
Where is “Engaged Capital with a Lion and a Basilisk” now? The Cleveland Museum of Art, 106B Romanesque & Gothic Sculpture, Cleveland. Yes, on view now. Checked September 29, 2026.
On public display.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the sculpture
The basilisk is an imaginary animal, half cock and half snake. According to medieval bestiaries, the basilisk could kill merely by its glance. It was commonly held as the symbol of the devil to be trodden down by Christ, first at the moment of his incarnation and then again during the Last Judgment.
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Details
- Accession number
- 1972.20
In the catalog
Sources
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Image: The Cleveland Museum of Art — Museum open access
