Lion was created by Cornelis Saftleven in ca. 1626.

When was "Lion" created?

This artwork was created ca. 1626.

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Lion

Cornelis Saftleven

ca. 1626

Medium

brush

Dimensions

h 215mm × w 286mm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

paper; watercolor (paint); chalk

Object Type

drawing

Subject Matter

beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion; beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion

Acquisition Method

unknown

Notes

penseel in waterverf in kleuren, zwart krijt

Collection Type

drawings

About Cornelis Saftleven

1607–1681 • Dutch Republic

Cornelis Saftleven was the brother and pupil of Herman Saftleven the younger. He married Catharina Dirksz. van der Heyde in 1649, and lived in Rotterdam from 1648 to 1674. He married his second wife, Elisabeth van der Avondt, in 1655, and was appointed director of the Rotterdam guild in 1667. Comment on works:Painter, watercolourist, engraver (etching), draughtsman (including ink). Religious subjects, figures, genre scenes, interiors with figures, rustic scenes, landscapes with figures, landscapes, ruins, animals.