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Historical Archive: Lions 14th century to present

See also grouped evangelists, Saint Mark, and heraldic shields.


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bowl base with lion, ceramic, 13th-14th c. Mamluk Egypt, KM 1965.03.0052
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14th-c. seal matrix, convent of St. Vitus at Elten am Rhein, silver, SMBMünz 18239326, which has its own page
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lion throne: seal imprint of King Philippe IV le Bel of France, c.1300, Cl. 22297, Cluny: Louvre OA 6301. For full cords see Cluny.
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Giovanni Pisano pulpit 1302-10, which has its own page with more lions, in Pisa cathedral
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Jean I le Posthume (15-20 November, 1316) with Jeanne de France, marble. This work has its own page. Lion at top: monument for Louis X (bef. 1327), for which see Saint-Denis Funerary Memorials.
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Deesis mosaic, mostly Vincino di Vanni da Pistoia 1321, int. Pisa cathedral, which has its own pages with another mosaic lion
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narthex, Dečani monastery church, 1322-31, which has its own pages with more lions
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Virgin of Jeanne d'Evreux, silver gilt/enamel, 1324-39, Louvre MR 342, which has its own page
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Charles of Anjou (1227-85), marble monument 1326. This work has its own page, with lion-head buckle.
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gold bulla of Louis IV the Bavarian, 1328, SMBMünz 18239302
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lioness: Naumburg cathedral gargoyles, c.1330, which have their own page with male lion
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lion hunter: Muhammad ibn al-Zayn, Baptistère de Saint Louis, Egypt or Syria c.1330-40, Louvre LP16. This work has its own page.
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Creation: Kloster Wienhausen nuns' choir, painted c.1335, which has its own page with more lions
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plenary of Otto the Mild, 1339 reusing chessboard 1300-30, KGM W 32, which has its own page
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lions? on arch, Dečani monastery choros, bef. 1345, which has its own page
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St. Gerasimus pulling thorn from lion's paw: Yakov Fedosov 1359, Lyudogoshch cross, wood, which has its own page, Novgorod AM
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Bohemian lion, gilded and painted stucco: Karlstejn Castle, Chapel of the Holy Cross c.1360-65, which has its own page
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top center right: front of an oak chest with heraldic and fantastic beasts, Lower Saxony c.1380, KGM 1884,1688
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lion support, late 14th-early 15th c., Sion, Valère basilica, which has its own interior page
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lion supports: St. Andrew, copper gilt, c.1400-50, Tau
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Daniel, oak choir stalls, 1420, Roskilde cathedral, which has its own page
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Ivan Arip, 1435: Panagiarion, silver gilt, which has its own page with more lions
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at feet: Schonetta von Nassau (Duchess of Braunschweig) dressed as widow, d. 1436, sandstone, HildMus G14. For other views see Hildesheim funerary monuments.
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gargoyle: Aachen cathedral, Chapel of SS. Charles (Charlemagne) and Hubert, 1455-74. The cathedral has its own pages.
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lioness: Desiderio da Settignano, Saint Jerome in the Desert, marble, c.1461, NGA 42.9.113. This work has its own page with male lion.
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Samson killing the lion, wood, late 15th c. console fr. Maison de l'enfant d'or, Place des Marchés, Reims, Reims MSR
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"House of Abraham," Sens, 16th c., which has its own page
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SS. Jerome and Gregory, shop of Jörg Syrlin the younger, lindenwood and polychrome, Ulm c.1500, UMMA 1958/1.59. This work has its own page.
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Lady and the Unicorn, wool/silk tapestry, c.1500, Cluny. For more panels and details with many lions see Cluny.
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Hercules and Nemean lion, 1500-25, fossil coral cameo (stellaria stone), Florence MA 15891
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lion, unicorn: John the Baptist fasting, stained glass from St. Pierre du Châtel, Rouen, Master of the Life of John the Baptist, early 16th c., PMA 1929-131-1. For full window see PMA.
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Death riding a lion, wood, 1513, from a clock with moving figures at Kloster Heilsbronn, BNM MA3450
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seal matrix for the Royal Hospital of St Katharine-by-the-Tower and the Royal seal for Ecclesiastical Causes, copper alloy, 1548, MoL A11011
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faience platter with Adam and Eve after Bernard Salomon, c.1555, Rimini?, Louvre OA 1555
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battle between lion and zebu bull: covered cup with allegory of Africa, zebu horn, circle of Georg Pfründt c.1680, KGM K 3429, which has its own page with another lion
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Gabra Manfas Qeddus (hermit, left, with lion): Ethiopian double diptych pendant, late 17th c., StLouis 12:2016, which has its own page
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St. Jerome, porcelain, Anspach c.1760-70, UMMA 1974/1.90. This work has its own page.
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19th-c. Daniel inlay panel, lion, other copies of original features, ext. Pisa cathedral, which has its own pages
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undated stoup or font with lions, stone, Ravenna Museo Nazionale