Lions in Art — Page 31

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A Man under a Tree Bitten by a Lion while his Horse Escapes by Mathais Füssli the Elder

A Man under a Tree Bitten by a Lion while his Horse Escapes

Mathais Füssli the Elder, 1692

Saint Mark by Johann Georg Libigo

Saint Mark

Johann Georg Libigo, late 17th–early 18th century

Tobacco box

Tobacco box

Grand Duke Cosimo III de' Medici (1670-1723) by Massimiliano Soldani

Grand Duke Cosimo III de' Medici (1670-1723)

Massimiliano Soldani, 1684

Vase by Isaac de Benserade

Vase

Isaac de Benserade, 1680–1700

Pluto, seen from behind, entering the Underwold on his chairot, Cereberus and three Furies to right, from 'Giove che fulmina li giganti', after the frescoes on the ceiling of the Sala dei Giganti designed by Giulio Romano for the Palazzo del Te, Mantua by Pietro Santi Bartoli|Giulio Romano

Pluto, seen from behind, entering the Underwold on his chairot, Cereberus and three Furies to right, from 'Giove che fulmina li giganti', after the frescoes on the ceiling of the Sala dei Giganti designed by Giulio Romano for the Palazzo del Te, Mantua

Pietro Santi Bartoli|Giulio Romano, ca. 1680

Vestment

Vestment

Work bag

Work bag

Tankard by I. N., London

Tankard

I. N., London, 1668–69

Title Page: Le Code Louis XIV by Claude Mellan|Louis XIV, King of France

Title Page: Le Code Louis XIV

Claude Mellan|Louis XIV, King of France, 1667

Diverses Pieces de Serruriers by Hugues Brisville|Jean Berain|Gabriel Ladame

Diverses Pieces de Serruriers

Hugues Brisville|Jean Berain|Gabriel Ladame, ca. 1663

The Finding of Moses

The Finding of Moses

Renard Falsely Accuses His Father of Conspiring Against the Lion from Hendrick van Alcmar's Renard The Fox by Allart van Everdingen

Renard Falsely Accuses His Father of Conspiring Against the Lion from Hendrick van Alcmar's Renard The Fox

Allart van Everdingen, 1650–75

Renard Exonerates Himself of His Crimes Before the Lion from Hendrick van Alcmar's Renard The Fox by Allart van Everdingen

Renard Exonerates Himself of His Crimes Before the Lion from Hendrick van Alcmar's Renard The Fox

Allart van Everdingen, 1650–75

Mirror

Mirror

Title Page from "Livre d'Oyseaux" (Book of Birds) by Albert Flamen

Title Page from "Livre d'Oyseaux" (Book of Birds)

Albert Flamen, 1655–60

Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: The Pantheon by Nicolaus van Aelst|Nicolas Beatrizet

Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: The Pantheon

Nicolaus van Aelst|Nicolas Beatrizet, 1649

Cartouche Containing an Empty Shield Surmounted by a Lion and Framed by a Lion and a Child by Stefano della Bella|François Langlois

Cartouche Containing an Empty Shield Surmounted by a Lion and Framed by a Lion and a Child

Stefano della Bella|François Langlois, 1646

Chimney with a Painting of Louis XIV over the Mantle, from 'Grandes Cheminée' by Jean Le Pautre|Jean I Leblond

Chimney with a Painting of Louis XIV over the Mantle, from 'Grandes Cheminée'

Jean Le Pautre|Jean I Leblond, ca. 1644–66

Two Acanthus Friezes: Cupid Subduing Two Lions; Heads of Four Seasons, plate 14 from "Decorative friezes and foliage" (Ornamenti di fregi e fogliami) by Stefano della Bella|Nicolas Langlois

Two Acanthus Friezes: Cupid Subduing Two Lions; Heads of Four Seasons, plate 14 from "Decorative friezes and foliage" (Ornamenti di fregi e fogliami)

Stefano della Bella|Nicolas Langlois, ca. 1648

A Congress of Animals by Giovanni Francesco Castiglione

A Congress of Animals

Giovanni Francesco Castiglione, 1641–1710

Allegory of America by Louis Licherie de Beurie

Allegory of America

Louis Licherie de Beurie, mid-17th century

S. Marc, évangéliste (St. Mark, Evangelist), April 25th, from "Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année" (Images of All of the Saints and Religious Events of the Year) by Jacques Callot|Israël Henriet

S. Marc, évangéliste (St. Mark, Evangelist), April 25th, from "Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année" (Images of All of the Saints and Religious Events of the Year)

Jacques Callot|Israël Henriet, 1636

Plate 13: Cybele in her chariot, drawn by lions; from Guillielmus Becanus's 'Serenissimi Principis Ferdinandi, Hispaniarum Infantis...' by Johannes Meursius

Plate 13: Cybele in her chariot, drawn by lions; from Guillielmus Becanus's 'Serenissimi Principis Ferdinandi, Hispaniarum Infantis...'

Johannes Meursius, 1636

S. Ignace, martyr (St. Ignatius, Martyr), February 1st, from "Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année" (Images of All of the Saints and Feast Days of the Year) by Jacques Callot|Israël Henriet

S. Ignace, martyr (St. Ignatius, Martyr), February 1st, from "Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année" (Images of All of the Saints and Feast Days of the Year)

Jacques Callot|Israël Henriet, 1636

Two Designs for Panels with Candelabra Decorations, from: Montants d'ornement by Jean Le Pautre|Nicolas de Poilly

Two Designs for Panels with Candelabra Decorations, from: Montants d'ornement

Jean Le Pautre|Nicolas de Poilly, ca. 1640–82

Visit of the Nursemaid by Abraham Bosse|Melchior Tavernier

Visit of the Nursemaid

Abraham Bosse|Melchior Tavernier, 1633

Solomon and the Queen of Sheba

Solomon and the Queen of Sheba

The small lion hunt, with two lions by Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn)

The small lion hunt, with two lions

Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn), ca. 1632

The Small Lion Hunt (with One Lion) by Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn)

The Small Lion Hunt (with One Lion)

Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn), ca. 1629

Plate 35: Men with heraldic flags and horses from Charolois marching in the funeral procession of Archduke Albert of Austria; from 'Pompa Funebris ... Alberti Pii' by Cornelis Galle I|Jacques Francquart

Plate 35: Men with heraldic flags and horses from Charolois marching in the funeral procession of Archduke Albert of Austria; from 'Pompa Funebris ... Alberti Pii'

Cornelis Galle I|Jacques Francquart, 1623

Disegni Varij di Polifilo Zancarli (Friezes) by Polifilo Giancarli|Odoardo Fialetti

Disegni Varij di Polifilo Zancarli (Friezes)

Polifilo Giancarli|Odoardo Fialetti, ca. 1625

Saint Jerome Reading by Jusepe de Ribera (called Lo Spagnoletto)

Saint Jerome Reading

Jusepe de Ribera (called Lo Spagnoletto), ca. 1624

Procession of draped women leading captives and animals, at left Envy rides a lion, at right Silenus rides a donkey, from a series of twelve frieze-like designs showing bacchanals, sacrifices, and dances by Pierre Brebiette|François Langlois

Procession of draped women leading captives and animals, at left Envy rides a lion, at right Silenus rides a donkey, from a series of twelve frieze-like designs showing bacchanals, sacrifices, and dances

Pierre Brebiette|François Langlois, ca. 1617–25

La Colère (Wrath), From Les Péchées Capitaux (The Deadly Sins) by Jacques Callot

La Colère (Wrath), From Les Péchées Capitaux (The Deadly Sins)

Jacques Callot, ca. 1620

Seated Bishop with Arms Extended and Three Attendant Figures (recto); Head of a Lion and Perspective Diagrams (verso) by Mattia Preti (Il Cavalier Calabrese)

Seated Bishop with Arms Extended and Three Attendant Figures (recto); Head of a Lion and Perspective Diagrams (verso)

Mattia Preti (Il Cavalier Calabrese), 1613–99

Schön newes Modelbuch (Page 50r) by Sigismundus Latomus

Schön newes Modelbuch (Page 50r)

Sigismundus Latomus, 1608

Plate 31: Thisbe Running from the Lionness at the Well (Thisbe leaenae spectu territa fugit), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses' by Antonio Tempesta

Plate 31: Thisbe Running from the Lionness at the Well (Thisbe leaenae spectu territa fugit), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'

Antonio Tempesta, 1606

Burying the Dead (Enseveliir les morts) by Abraham Bosse|Jean I Leblond

Burying the Dead (Enseveliir les morts)

Abraham Bosse|Jean I Leblond

Corona delle Nobili et Virtuose Donne: Libro I-IV, page 116 (recto) by Cesare Vecellio

Corona delle Nobili et Virtuose Donne: Libro I-IV, page 116 (recto)

Cesare Vecellio, 1601

Horizontal Panel Design with Four Male Figures Fighting a Lion by Polifilo Giancarli|Anonymous, Italian, Venetian, 17th century

Horizontal Panel Design with Four Male Figures Fighting a Lion

Polifilo Giancarli|Anonymous, Italian, Venetian, 17th century, 17th century (first half)

Andiron with figure of Venus (one of a pair) by Girolamo Campagna

Andiron with figure of Venus (one of a pair)

Girolamo Campagna, possibly early 17th century

Piece

Piece

Cover

Cover

Armorial Trophy by Polidoro da Caravaggio

Armorial Trophy

Polidoro da Caravaggio, 1600–1800

Horse, Bull, Lion, and Boar by Anonymous, Italian, Roman-Bolognese, 17th century

Horse, Bull, Lion, and Boar

Anonymous, Italian, Roman-Bolognese, 17th century, 17th century

Hanging

Hanging

Picture with stumpwork embroidery

Picture with stumpwork embroidery

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