Androcles and the Lion

Jan Pieter van Baurscheit (I), c. 1722 - c. 1728

While escaping, the enslaved Androcles became friends with a wounded lion, because he removed a thorn from its paw. When Androcles was captured and thrown to the lions, he again encountered the grateful beast, which then saved his life. The sandstone from which this sculpture is made was mined in quarries in Bentheim County. Dutch merchants had a monopoly on the trade in this ‘Bentheim Gold.

  • Artwork typetuinbeeld
  • Object numberBK-NM-13215-D
  • Dimensionsheight 250 cm x weight 797 kg, width 96 cm x depth 96 cm x weight 1095 kg, weight 3347 kg, height 97 cm x width 89 cm x depth 89 cm x weight 1152 kg
  • Physical characteristicsBentheimer zandsteen