Lion Collection (page 100)

Orpheus Charming the Beasts (oil on panel)
3937458 Orpheus Charming the Beasts (oil on panel) by Savery, Roelandt Jacobsz (1576-1639) (follower of); 73x105 cm; National Museum, Stockholm

Cartoon, The Grand Old Man (Gladstone)
Cartoon, The Grand Old Man - Does this look like knuckling under? William Gladstone as the fearless British Lion. 1885

Mirror Case, 1350-75 (ivory)
5903245 Mirror Case, 1350-75 (ivory) by French School, (14th century); 11.1x10.4x1.1 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; French, out of copyright

Emblema of Cleopatra Selene, c. late 1st century BC-early 1st century AD
5975298 Emblema of Cleopatra Selene, c. late 1st century BC-early 1st century AD (parcel-gilt & silver) by Roman; height: 17.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Cleopatra Selene II (40 BC - c)

Emblema of Cleopatra Selene, c. late 1st century BC-early 1st century AD
5975297 Emblema of Cleopatra Selene, c. late 1st century BC-early 1st century AD (parcel-gilt & silver) by Roman; height: 17.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Cleopatra Selene II (40 BC - c)

Aerial view of Red Lion Square, Holborn, London, in about 1730, with fields visible in the near distance. The villages of Hampstead, Highgate and Islington can be seen on the horizon. Date: 1730

Daniel in the lions den (coloured engraving)
5203790 Daniel in the lions den (coloured engraving) by Bendixen, Siegfried Detler (1786-1864); Private Collection; (add.info.: Daniel in the lions den)

Lion balancing on horse (colour litho)
5198424 Lion balancing on horse (colour litho) by Garnier, Jules Arsene (1847-89) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lion balancing on horse)

Lion and lion tamer in a cage (colour litho)
5198420 Lion and lion tamer in a cage (colour litho) by Garnier, Jules Arsene (1847-89) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lion and lion tamer in a cage)

A lion and tiger cub sit together on the roof of their den, London Zoo
3116201 A lion and tiger cub sit together on the roof of their den, London Zoo, September 1925 (b/w photo) by Bond, Frederick William (1887-1942)

Figure of a lion, c. early to mid-1st millennium BC (copper alloy)
5049885 Figure of a lion, c.early to mid-1st millennium BC (copper alloy) by Iron Age; 18.7 high cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; out of copyright

Semiramis from Les Sept Merveilles du monde, c. 1639-40 (etching & engraving)
5049845 Semiramis from Les Sept Merveilles du monde, c.1639-40 (etching & engraving) by Vignon, Claude (1593-1670) (after); Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Chalcidian black figure amphora depicting a sphinx flanked by two lions
REV116820 Chalcidian black figure amphora depicting a sphinx flanked by two lions, by the Polyphemus Painter, 540-30 BC (ceramic) by Greek; Museum of Cycladic and Ancient Greek Art, Athens

Putti from the Loggia of Cupid and Psyche, 1510-17 (fresco)
BEN119428 Putti from the Loggia of Cupid and Psyche, 1510-17 (fresco) by Romano, Giulio (1492-1546) (and workshop); Villa Farnesina, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: also assisted by Penni)

Seal of Owain, Prince of Wales (stone)
488895 Seal of Owain, Prince of Wales (stone) by French School, (15th century); Centre Historique des Archives Nationales, Paris, France; (add.info.: Owain Glyndar or Owain Glyn Dar (c)

Lion Devouring a Goat, c. 1850 (oil on canvas)
488266 Lion Devouring a Goat, c.1850 (oil on canvas) by Delacroix, (Ferdinand Victor) Eugene (1798-1863) (attr. to); 43.2 x 68.6 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN

Transitional Protocorinthian-Corinthian olpe decorated with an animal frieze
AMQ112166 Transitional Protocorinthian-Corinthian olpe decorated with an animal frieze, from Camirus, Rhodes, c.640-625 BC (ceramic) by Greek, (7th century BC); height: 27.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum

Richard I, King of England (1157-99), 1194, from Ancient Armour
STC136908 Richard I, King of England (1157-99), 1194, from Ancient Armour, by Samuel Rush Meyrick, 1824 (colour litho) by English School

Processional cross, Ballymacasey, County Kerry, 1479 (silver-gilt)
XBP390417 Processional cross, Ballymacasey, County Kerry, 1479 (silver-gilt) by Irish School, (15th century); height: 67.2 cm; National Museum of Ireland, Dublin

Throne arm (gold & amber)
XBP389355 Throne arm (gold & amber) by Scythian, (7th century BC); length: 19.2 cm; State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia; (add.info.: From Kelermess barrow 4, Kuban)

Detail of a lion hunt from a medieval chest (wood)
XIR370200 Detail of a lion hunt from a medieval chest (wood) by Italian School; Palazzo Venezia, Rome, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

Guardian Griffin, 1150-1175 (pink limestone (Verona Marble))
491134 Guardian Griffin, 1150-1175 (pink limestone (Verona Marble)) by Italian School, (12th century); h:76.70 w:47.30 d:119.90 Wt: 1348 lbs cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

The Winged Deer (tapestry) (detail of 95771)
PWI405738 The Winged Deer (tapestry) (detail of 95771) by French School, (15th century); Musee des Antiquities, Rouen, France; (add.info)

St Jerome conversing with St Gregory the Great (pen & brown ink with reddish brown wash
CTS404687 St Jerome conversing with St Gregory the Great (pen & brown ink with reddish brown wash and heightening) by Sabatini

A film tragically interrupted
LLM462116 A film tragically interrupted by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A film tragically interrupted)

The Royal Supporters
LLM461349 The Royal Supporters by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Royal Supporters. Illustration for The National Arms of the United Kingdom by James King)

The Boers of the Party Boldly Tackled a Lion and Lioness
LLM461150 The Boers of the Party Boldly Tackled a Lion and Lioness by Paget, Walter Stanley (1861-1908); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Boers of the Party Boldly Tackled a Lion and Lioness)

The Chimera of Arezzo, c. 400 BC (bronze)
423788 The Chimera of Arezzo, c.400 BC (bronze) by Etruscan; Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Florence, Italy; (add.info.: Discovered in Arezzo in 1553 and claimed for Cosimo I)

Dionysos, Hephaistos and satyrs, illustration from Greek Vase Paintings by J. E. Harrison and D. S
LLM438504 Dionysos, Hephaistos and satyrs, illustration from Greek Vase Paintings by J. E. Harrison and D. S. MacColl, published 1894 (digitaly enhanced image) by English School

Capital letter O, from L Art Croquis d Animaux
STC439542 Capital letter O, from L Art Croquis d Animaux, published Paris, c.1920 (colour litho) by Saude, Jean (Miarko) (fl.c.1900-25); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; French

Carved bank, late 19th century (coconut)
XBP395338 Carved bank, late 19th century (coconut) by Mexican School, (19th century); 15.2x12.7 cm; San Antonio Museum of Art, Texas, USA; (add.info.: Nelson A)

Treatise on the many animal species that inhabit the earth
XOT359194 Treatise on the many animal species that inhabit the earth, illustration from the Cynegetica by Oppian (tempera on vellum) by Italian School, (11th century); Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana

A gift of Menelick, illustration from Le Petit Journal: Supplement illustre
STC415998 A gift of Menelick, illustration from Le Petit Journal: Supplement illustre, 10th July 1898 (colour litho) by Meaulle

View of the Doges Palace and St. Marks Square (b / w photo)
MES408667 View of the Doges Palace and St. Marks Square (b/w photo) by Italian Photographer; Venice, Italy; eMark Edward Smith; Italian, out of copyright

The Golden Age or Eta dell Oro, illustration from Ovids Metamorphoses, Florence
STC415801 The Golden Age or Eta dell Oro, illustration from Ovids Metamorphoses, Florence, 1832 (hand-coloured engraving) by Ademollo, Luigi (1764-1849); Private Collection; (add.info.: P)

Sarcophagus, known as the one of The Two Brothers, depicting scenes of the Ancient and New Testament
ALI414893 Sarcophagus, known as the one of The Two Brothers, depicting scenes of the Ancient and New Testament, mid 4th century (marble) by Roman, (4th century AD); Museo Pio Cristiano

Lion holding the blazon of Robert Jolivet, thirtieth abbot of Mont Saint-Michel Abbey
XIR415111 Lion holding the blazon of Robert Jolivet, thirtieth abbot of Mont Saint-Michel Abbey, original from 13th century (plaster cast) by French School

Sampson kills a lion (engraving)
818855 Sampson kills a lion (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sampson kills a lion)

Mungo Park (litho)
815809 Mungo Park (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mungo Park (1771-1806). Scottish explorer of African continent

"Our Joes Happy Family - the Greatest Show on Earth"(colour litho)
818333 " Our Joes Happy Family - the Greatest Show on Earth" (colour litho) by Furniss, Harry (1854-1925) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Rakhsh fights the lion to protect Rustam, c. 1610 (opaque w / c & gold on paper)
874390 Rakhsh fights the lion to protect Rustam, c.1610 (opaque w/c & gold on paper) by Indian School, (17th century); 20.4 x11.7 cm; San Diego Museum of Art, USA; (add.info.: Rustam)

Detail from Majnun in the wilderness, c. 1595 (opaque w / c & gold on paper)
874279 Detail from Majnun in the wilderness, c.1595 (opaque w/c & gold on paper) by Indian School, (16th century); 23.2 x15 cm; San Diego Museum of Art, USA; (add.info.: Layla and Majnun)

The Isenheim Altarpiece, Saint Jerome, c. 1490 (gold paint on wood)
898700 The Isenheim Altarpiece, Saint Jerome, c.1490 (gold paint on wood) by Hagenauer, Nikolaus (c.1455-1526/28); Musee d Unterlinden, Colmar, France; (add.info.: Issenheim altarpiece. Saint Jeremy)

Though the thorn in your foot is very little, stop and take it out
498222 Though the thorn in your foot is very little, stop and take it out, 1931 (colour litho) (see also 498223) by Bull, Rene(1872-1942); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Ass and the Lion Hunting (engraving)
671870 The Ass and the Lion Hunting (engraving) by Griset, Ernest Henry (1844-1907); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Ass and the Lion Hunting)

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"The Majestic Roar: Exploring the Symbolism and Beauty of Lions" Lions have long been revered as powerful and regal creatures. From the iconic MGM lion that graces our screens to ancient tales like Daniel in the Lions Den, these magnificent beasts have captivated our imaginations throughout history. In medieval times, lions were often depicted on English shield designs, symbolizing courage and strength. Their image also adorns the Royal Coat of Arms, representing nobility and authority. Artists like Gabriel Cornelius Ritter von Max immortalized lions in their works, such as "The Lion's Bride, " showcasing their grace and allure. Meanwhile, circus posters from the 1920s remind us of their captivating presence under the big top. But beyond art and entertainment lies a deeper connection with nature. In Botswana's Moremi Reserve, we witness a heartwarming moment as a lioness greets her male counterpart – an intimate display of affection within this royal species. Venturing into Africa's wilderness reveals adorable sights too; eight-week-old lion cubs playfully exploring their surroundings in Botswana. These young ones embody innocence while hinting at future strength they will inherit from their parents. Not limited to African landscapes alone, mountain lions roam through winter wonderlands in Western U. S. A. , demonstrating adaptability amidst harsh conditions. Their resilience echoes our own battles against adversity. Even sculptures pay homage to these majestic creatures - take Lucerne's famous Lion Sculpture for example - standing tall as a reminder of bravery etched into stone. Lastly, let us not forget how lions played a role even in travel advertisements; promoting luxurious cruises aboard Transvaal Castle cruise ships by capturing attention with their awe-inspiring presence. Whether it be through artistry or encounters in nature, lions continue to fascinate us with their beauty and symbolism, and are more than just kings of the jungle; they represent power intertwined with vulnerability, reminding us of the delicate balance within our own lives.