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TitleLion Attacking a Horse

Creator nameSusini, Antonio or Susini, Giovanni Francesco

Creator nationality/cultureItalian; Florentine

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1600–1625

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsBronze

LocationJ. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/object/103RSN

Accession number94.SB.11.1

SubjectsBronze sculpture, Italian--17th centuryBronze sculpture, BaroqueLion in art

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Pictures, Tears, Lights, and Seats

John Walsh

Whose Muse?: Art Museums and the Public Trust

JAMES CUNO SAYS something in his essay that I want to repeat: In the end, this is what our visitors most want from us: to have access to works of art in order to change them...

Author

John Walsh

PublisherPrinceton University Press

Related print edition pages: pp.77-101

Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-100028&redirecttoanchor=200332

Chapter subject tags:Art museum visitorsArt museums--ExhibitionsArt museums--Public opinionMuseum studiesArt museums--PhilosophyEmotions--Social aspectsMuseum ethics

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Bible: Illustration of II Samuel, men fight lions

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator nationality/cultureDutch

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1460

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationÖsterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna

Accession numberCod. 2771, fol. 188

Bible: Illustration of II Samuel, men...

Bible: Illustration of II Samuel, men fight lions

Psalter: Initial "N"

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation dateAD 770–800

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBibliothèque Municipale, Amiens, France

Accession numberMs. 18, fol. 31v

Psalter: Initial "N"

Persius, Satires: Initial "N"

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator nameHervardus

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1000

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris

Accession numberLatin 8055, fol. 141

Persius, Satires: Initial "N"

Five of Beasts

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nameMaster of the Playing Cards

Creator nationality/cultureGerman

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Creation datec. 1430–1440

Object typePrint

MaterialsDrypoint

Dimensions5 3/4 x 3 3/8 in. (14.6 x 8.7 cm)

Five of Beasts

Samson Rending the Lion

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nameDürer, Albrecht

Creator nationality/cultureGerman

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Creation datec. 1500

Object typePrint

MaterialsWoodcut

Dimensions15 x 11 in. (38.2 x 27.8 cm)

LocationBritish Museum, London

https://research.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1354227&partId=1&searchText=durer+samson&page=1

Samson Rending the Lion

Residence, basilica, floor mosaic panel

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 24

Creator nationality/cultureRoman

Creator roleMosaicist

Creation datec. AD 118–135

Object typeMosaic

LocationMusei Vaticani, Vatican City

Residence, basilica, floor mosaic panel

Lion Hunt

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 07

Creator nameRubens, Peter Paul

Creator nationality/cultureFlemish

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1621

Object typePainting

Dimensions97 7/8 x 148 1/2 in. (248.7 x 377.3 cm)

LocationAlte Pinakothek, Munich

https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/de/artist/peter-paul-rubens/loewenjagd-2

Accession numberInv. Nr. 602

Lion Hunt

Sol Iustitia

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 07

Creator nameDürer, Albrecht

Creator nationality/cultureGerman

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Creation date1498–1499

Object typePrint

MaterialsEngraving

Dimensions4 1/8 x 3 in. (10.6 x 7.6 cm)

LocationBritish Museum, London

http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=765014&partId=1

Accession numberE,4.93

Sol Iustitia

Lions

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation datec. AD 976–1025

Object typeTextile

MaterialsSilk compound twill

LocationCathedral Treasury, Cologne, Germany

Lions

Detail of lion

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation datec. AD 976–1025

Object typeTextile

MaterialsSilk compound twill

LocationCathedral Treasury, Cologne, Germany

Detail of lion

St. Jerome in the Wilderness

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 26

Creator nameDürer, Albrecht

Creator nationality/cultureGerman

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Creation date1496

Object typePrint

MaterialsEngraving

Dimensions12 3/4 x 9 in. (32.4 x 22.8 cm)

LocationBritish Museum, London

https://research.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=764916&partId=1&searchText=durer+jerome&page=1

St. Jerome in the Wilderness

Saint Louis in Niche

Posted by:John Carlson

Nov 07

Creator nameDonatello

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. 1423

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsStatue: gilt bronze; niche: marble

DimensionsStatue: height 104 3/4 in. (266 cm); niche: 220 1/2 x 95 5/8 in. (560 x 243 cm)

LocationStatue: Museo dell'Opera di Santa Croce, Florence; niche: Orsanmichele, Florence

Saint Louis in Niche

Virgin and Child with Angels ("Chellini Tondo")

Posted by:John Carlson

Nov 07

Creator nameDonatello

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

DimensionsDiameter 11 1/4 in. (28.5 cm)

LocationVictoria and Albert Museum, London

https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O70184/the-virgin-and-child-with-roundel-donatello/

Virgin and Child with Angels ("Chellini...

Virgin and Child with Angels ("Chellini Tondo")

Farnese Hercules

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 17

Creator nationality/cultureRoman

LocationNational Archaeological Museum, Naples

Accession number6001

Farnese Hercules

Horse Attacked by a Lion

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 17

Creator nameStubbs, George

Creator nationality/cultureBritish

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1769

Object typePainting

MaterialsEnamel on copper

Dimensions9 1/2 x 11 1/8 in. (24.1 x 28.3 cm)

LocationTate Gallery, London

http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/stubbs-horse-attacked-by-a-lion-t01192

Accession numberT01192

Horse Attacked by a Lion

The Fountains of the Lions at the Alhambra

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 21

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. 1100–1600

Object typeSculpture

LocationGranada, Spain

The Fountains of the Lions at the...

The Fountains of the Lions at the Alhambra

Ivory pyxis, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris

https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010329109

Ivory pyxis, detail

Description: Composite page uniting a drawing, painting, and calligraphies from the Timurid and...

Composite page uniting a drawing, painting, and calligraphies from the Timurid and Safavid periods

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 29

Creator name (description)Works signed by and attributed to Amir 'Ali Shir, Muhammadi, and Mir 'Ali

Creator nationality/culturePersian

Creator roleCalligrapher

Object typeCalligraphy

MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, gold, and paper

Dimensions14.2 x 8 cm, inset

LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston

http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/page-of-calligraphy-lion-and-male-figure-13874

Accession number14.583 (cropped margin)

Composite page uniting a drawing,...

Composite page uniting a drawing, painting, and calligraphies from the Timurid and Safavid periods

Combat between two warriors, a Qalandar dervish, and a lion

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 29

Creator name (description)Attributed in a caption to Master Mirak and Bihzad

Creator nationality/culturePersian

Creator roleIllustrator

Creation date1480–1536

Object typeIllustration

MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, gold, and paper

Dimensions38 x 24.5 cm, inset

LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey

Accession numberH.2154, fol. 83b

Combat between two warriors, a Qalandar...

Combat between two warriors, a Qalandar dervish, and a lion

Le Tueur des lions

Posted by:John Carlson

Oct 31

Creator roleIllustrator

Creation date1855

Object typeIllustration

LocationFrom Pierre Dupont, Chants et chansons, Paris, 1855, IV, 125

Le Tueur des lions

Great Lion

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator namede Gheyn, Jacques, II

Creator nationality/cultureNetherlandish

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Creation datec. 1590

Object typePrint

MaterialsEngraving

DimensionsSheet: 9.84 × 12.99 in. (25 × 33 cm)

LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts

https://hvrd.art/o/330590

Accession number2009.46

Great Lion

Leopard and Two Lions

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nameCollaert, Adriaen

Creator nationality/cultureNetherlandish

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Creation datec. 1597

Object typePrint

MaterialsEngraving

DimensionsPlate: 4.92 × 7.52 in. (12.5 × 19.1 cm)

LocationRijksmuseum, Amsterdam

https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/search/objects?q=RP-P-1905-5227&p=1&ps=12&st=OBJECTS&ii=0#/RP-P-1905-5227,0

Accession numberRP-P-1905-5227

Leopard and Two Lions

Moses Fountain (detail of sculpted lions)

Posted by:John Carlson

May 30

Creator nameFontana, Domenico

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Moses Fountain (detail of sculpted...

Moses Fountain (detail of sculpted lions)

Falcons, Dragons, and Other Creatures

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 26

Creator nameSadiqi

Creator nationality/culturePersian

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation datec. 1570–1600

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsBlack ink on off-white laid paper

Dimensions12 5/8 × 8 1/8 in. (32 × 20.5 cm)

LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts

https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/217271

Accession number2011.531

Falcons, Dragons, and Other Creatures

Lion Hunt (after Delacroix)

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nameMarc, Franz

Creator nationality/cultureGerman

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Creation date1913

Object typePrint

MaterialsWoodcut on Japanese paper

Dimensions24 x 27.3 cm

LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut

http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/48551

Accession number1953.6.57

Lion Hunt (after Delacroix)

Dagger

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 06

Creator nationality/cultureEgyptian

Creator roleArtist

Object typeTool/Implement

MaterialsBronze

Dimensions16.2 in. (41.2 cm) L

LocationSudan National Museum, Khartoum

Dagger

Black in the clutches of a lion (detail of dagger)

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 06

Creator nationality/cultureEgyptian

Creator roleArtist

Object typeTool/Implement

MaterialsBronze

LocationSudan National Museum, Khartoum

Black in the clutches of a lion (detail...

Black in the clutches of a lion (detail of dagger)

Carved ivory plaquette: royal lion cub devouring a Cushite

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 06

Creator nationality/cultureEgyptian

Creator roleArtist

Creation datec. 800–701 B.C.

Object typeTablet/Plaque/Hieroglyphic

MaterialsIvory, gold, colored paste

Dimensions2.4 in. (6 cm) H

LocationBritish Museum, London

Carved ivory plaquette: royal lion cub...

Carved ivory plaquette: royal lion cub devouring a Cushite

Man on Horseback Combating a Lion

Posted by:John Carlson

Oct 09

Creator name (description)Perhaps based on a model by Giovanni Bologna or a Flemish artist in his circle

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1575–1725

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsBronze

Dimensions29 × 24 × 17.6 cm

LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art

http://www.philamuseum.org/collections/permanent/43973.html?mulR=783984887|565

Accession number1930-01-14

Man on Horseback Combating a Lion

Black horseman fighting a lion

Rousham, Oxfordshire: lion attacking a horse

Posted by:Administrator

Nov 20

Creator nameScheemakers, Peter

Creator nationality/cultureFlemish

Creator roleSculptor

Object typeSculpture

LocationRousham, Oxfordshire, England

Rousham, Oxfordshire: lion attacking a...

Rousham, Oxfordshire: lion attacking a horse

The Sleeping Gypsy (La Bohémienne, endormie)

Posted by:John Carlson

May 17

Creator nameRousseau, Henri

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1897

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions51 × 79 in. (129.5 × 200.7 cm)

LocationMuseum of Modern Art, New York

https://www.moma.org/collection/works/80172

Accession number646.1939

The Sleeping Gypsy (La...

The Sleeping Gypsy

Lion Gate

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 11

Creator roleArchitect

Creation datec. 1250-1300 BC

Object typeArchitecture

MaterialsLimestone bedrock, conglomerate, and limestone blocks

LocationMycenae, Greece

Lion Gate

Neptune on a Sea Monster

Posted by:John Carlson

May 29

Creator nameda Ravenna, Severo

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. 1500–1509

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsCopper alloy

Dimensionsh. 45.6 cm (figure only, h. 33.5 cm)

LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.1243.html

Accession number1942.9.104

Neptune on a Sea Monster

Posted by:John Carlson

May 29

Creator nameda Ravenna, Severo

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. 1500–1509

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsCopper alloy

Dimensionsh. 42.9 cm (figure only, h. 33.9 cm)

LocationThe Frick Collection, New York

https://collections.frick.org/objects/122/neptune-on-a-seamonster

Accession number1916.2.12

Neptune on a Sea Monster

Neptune as a Sea Monster, reconstruction of Severo's casting technique

Posted by:John Carlson

May 29

Creator roleOther

Object typeOther

LocationObject Conservation Department, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

Neptune as a Sea Monster, reconstruction...

Neptune as a Sea Monster, reconstruction of Severo's casting technique

Posted by:John Carlson

May 29

Creator roleOther

Object typeOther

LocationObject Conservation Department, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

Neptune as a Sea Monster, reconstruction...

Neptune as a Sea Monster, reconstruction of Severo's casting technique

Posted by:John Carlson

May 29

Creator roleOther

Object typeOther

LocationObject Conservation Department, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

Neptune as a Sea Monster, reconstruction...

Neptune as a Sea Monster, reconstruction of Severo's casting technique

Posted by:John Carlson

May 29

Creator roleOther

Object typeOther

LocationObject Conservation Department, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

Neptune as a Sea Monster, reconstruction...

Neptune as a Sea Monster, reconstruction of Severo's casting technique

Neptune on a Sea Monster, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

May 29

Creator nameda Ravenna, Severo

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. 1500–1509

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsCopper alloy

LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.1243.html

Accession number1942.9.104

Neptune on a Sea Monster, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

May 29

Creator nameda Ravenna, Severo

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. 1500–1509

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsCopper alloy

Dimensionsh. 42.9 cm (figure only, h. 33.9 cm)

LocationThe Frick Collection, New York

https://collections.frick.org/objects/122/neptune-on-a-seamonster

Accession number1916.2.12

Neptune on a Sea Monster, detail

Sea Monster, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

May 29

Creator name (description)Workshop of Severo da Ravenna

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator roleSculptor

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsCopper alloy

LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

Sea Monster, detail

Neptune on a Sea Monster, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

May 29

Creator nameda Ravenna, Severo

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. 1500–1509

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsCopper alloy

Dimensionsh. 42.9 cm (figure only, h. 33.9 cm)

LocationThe Frick Collection, New York

https://collections.frick.org/objects/122/neptune-on-a-seamonster

Accession number1916.2.12

Neptune on a Sea Monster, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

May 29

Creator nameda Ravenna, Severo

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. 1500–1509

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsCopper alloy

Dimensionsh. 42.9 cm (figure only, h. 33.9 cm)

LocationThe Frick Collection, New York

https://collections.frick.org/objects/122/neptune-on-a-seamonster

Accession number1916.2.12

Neptune on a Sea Monster, detail

Neptune as a Sea Monster, reconstruction of Severo's casting technique

Posted by:John Carlson

May 29

Creator roleOther

Object typeOther

LocationObject Conservation Department, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

Neptune as a Sea Monster, reconstruction...

Neptune as a Sea Monster, reconstruction of Severo's casting technique

Posted by:John Carlson

May 29

Creator roleOther

Object typeOther

LocationObject Conservation Department, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

Neptune as a Sea Monster, reconstruction...

Neptune as a Sea Monster, reconstruction of Severo's casting technique

Posted by:John Carlson

May 29

Creator roleOther

Object typeOther

LocationObject Conservation Department, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

Neptune as a Sea Monster, reconstruction...

Neptune as a Sea Monster, reconstruction of Severo's casting technique

Posted by:John Carlson

May 29

Creator roleOther

Object typeOther

LocationObject Conservation Department, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

Neptune as a Sea Monster, reconstruction...

Neptune as a Sea Monster, reconstruction of Severo's casting technique

Posted by:John Carlson

May 29

Creator roleOther

Object typeOther

LocationObject Conservation Department, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

Neptune as a Sea Monster, reconstruction...

Neptune as a Sea Monster, reconstruction of Severo's casting technique

Posted by:John Carlson

May 29

Creator roleOther

Object typeOther

LocationObject Conservation Department, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

Neptune as a Sea Monster, reconstruction...

Neptune as a Sea Monster, reconstruction of Severo's casting technique

Posted by:John Carlson

May 29

Creator roleOther

Object typeOther

LocationObject Conservation Department, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

Neptune as a Sea Monster, reconstruction...

Neptune as a Sea Monster, reconstruction of Severo's casting technique

Posted by:John Carlson

May 29

Creator roleOther

Object typeOther

LocationObject Conservation Department, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

Neptune as a Sea Monster, reconstruction...

Neptune as a Sea Monster, reconstruction of Severo's casting technique

Posted by:John Carlson

May 29

Creator roleOther

Object typeOther

LocationObject Conservation Department, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

Neptune as a Sea Monster, reconstruction...

Neptune as a Sea Monster, reconstruction of Severo's casting technique

Posted by:John Carlson

May 29

Creator roleOther

Object typeOther

LocationObject Conservation Department, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

Neptune as a Sea Monster, reconstruction...

Neptune as a Sea Monster, reconstruction of Severo's casting technique

Posted by:John Carlson

May 29

Creator roleOther

Object typeOther

LocationObject Conservation Department, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

Neptune as a Sea Monster, reconstruction...

Neptune as a Sea Monster, reconstruction of Severo's casting technique

Posted by:John Carlson

May 29

Creator roleOther

Object typeOther

LocationObject Conservation Department, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

Neptune as a Sea Monster, reconstruction...

Neptune as a Sea Monster, reconstruction of Severo's casting technique

Posted by:John Carlson

May 29

Creator roleOther

Object typeOther

LocationObject Conservation Department, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

Neptune as a Sea Monster, reconstruction...

Neptune as a Sea Monster, reconstruction of Severo's casting technique

Posted by:John Carlson

May 29

Creator roleOther

Object typeOther

LocationObject Conservation Department, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

Neptune as a Sea Monster, reconstruction...

Neptune as a Sea Monster, reconstruction of Severo's casting technique

Posted by:John Carlson

May 29

Creator roleOther

Object typeOther

LocationObject Conservation Department, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

Neptune as a Sea Monster, reconstruction...

Neptune as a Sea Monster, reconstruction of Severo's casting technique

Neptune on a Sea Monster, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

May 29

Creator nameda Ravenna, Severo

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. 1500–1509

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsCopper alloy

LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.1243.html

Accession number1942.9.104

Neptune on a Sea Monster, detail

Neptune on a Sea Monster, X-radiograph detail

Posted by:John Carlson

May 29

Creator roleOther

Object typeOther

LocationObject Conservation Department, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

Neptune on a Sea Monster, X-radiograph...

Neptune on a Sea Monster, X-radiograph detail

Modern column, Sarnath, depicting the lion capital and pillar of Ashoka

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleArchitect

Object typeArchitecture

LocationSarnath, Uttar Pradesh, India

Modern column, Sarnath, depicting the...

Modern column, Sarnath, depicting the lion capital and pillar of Ashoka

Stone capital

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator nationality/cultureIndian

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date100–300 AD

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsSandstone

Dimensions9 1/4 × 18 × 19 1/2 in. (23.5 × 45.7 × 49.5 cm)

LocationIntended bequest of David T. Owsley to the Dallas Museum of Art, TX

Accession numberPG.2007.49

Stone capital

Pair of snow lions

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator nationality/cultureNepalese

Dimensions31 5/8 × 17 3/4 × 32 1/2 in. (80.3 × 45.1 × 82.6 cm), 31 1/4 × 17 3/4 × 31 1/2 in. (79.4 x 45.1 x 80 cm)

LocationDallas Museum of Art, TX

https://collections.dma.org/artwork/5319682

Accession number1997.139.1–2

Pair of snow lions

Pair of snow lions, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator nationality/cultureNepalese

Dimensions31 5/8 × 17 3/4 × 32 1/2 in. (80.3 × 45.1 × 82.6 cm), 31 1/4 × 17 3/4 × 31 1/2 in. (79.4 x 45.1 x 80 cm)

LocationDallas Museum of Art, TX

https://collections.dma.org/artwork/5319682

Accession number1997.139.1–2

Pair of snow lions, detail

Rearing lion

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator nationality/cultureCambodian

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date900–1000

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsSandstone

Dimensions24 × 10 3/4 × 9 1/2 in. (61 × 27.3 × 24.1 cm)

LocationDallas Museum of Art, TX

https://collections.dma.org/artwork/5239036

Accession number1970.17

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation date600–700 AD

Object typeTextile

MaterialsWool; Knotted Pile (symmetrical Knot)

Dimensions35 × 65 in. (88.9 × 165.1 cm)

LocationFine Arts Museum of San Francisco

https://art.famsf.org/fustat-carpet-19864

Accession number1986.4

Creation date1000–1050

Object typeContainer

MaterialsWheel-cut glass

LocationBodrum Museum, Bodrum, Turkey

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation date1107–1143

Object typeTextile

MaterialsSilk

Dimensions1.25 × 5 m

LocationParochial Church Quintanaortuño, Burgos, Spain

Chasuble, detail

Silk mantle embroidered with gold thread and pearls

Posted by:

Jul 09

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation date1133–1134

Object typeTextile

Dimensions3 m (diam.)

LocationKunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Silk mantle embroidered with gold thread...

Silk mantle embroidered with gold thread and pearls

Zen altarpiece

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 26

Creator nameLombardo, Antonio, I

Creator name (description)Antonio Lombardo and others

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1504–1518

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsBronze

Dimensionsc. 155 cm high (Virgin); c. 209 cm high (standing saints)

LocationSan Marco, Venice

Zen altarpiece

View of high altar with sculptures by Donatello (1446–c. 1450)

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 26

Creator roleArchitect

Object typeArchitecture

MaterialsBronze

LocationSanto, Padua, Italy

View of high altar with sculptures by...

View of high altar with sculptures by Donatello (1446–c. 1450)

Resurrected Christ

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 26

Creator nameLombardo, Pietro

Creator name (description)Follower of Pietro Lombardo

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. 1495–1505

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsBronze

LocationMuseo Poldi Pezzoli, Milan

Resurrected Christ

Statues of the Zen altarpiece

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 26

Creator nameLombardo, Antonio, I; Savin, Paolo di Matteo

Creator nationality/cultureItalian; Italian

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1504–1518

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsBronze

Dimensionsc. 155 cm high (Virgin); c. 209 cm high (standing saints)

LocationSan Marco, Venice

Statues of the Zen altarpiece

Lion drawing with three lines of text from a discourse on wild animals

Posted by:John Carlson

Oct 20

Creator name (description)Text by Ka’b al-Ahbar

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1000–1199

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsOpaque watercolor on paper

Dimensions6 3/16 × 4 3/4 in. (15.72 × 12.06 cm)

LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/451193

Accession number54.108.3

Lion drawing with three lines of text...

Lion drawing with three lines of text from a discourse on wild animals

Study of a Lioness

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 02

Creator nameLewis, John Frederick

Creator nationality/cultureBritish (Modern)

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1824

Object typePainting

MaterialsWatercolor and gouache over graphite on buff wove paper

Dimensions14 5/16 × 16 9/16 in. (36.4 × 42.1 cm)

LocationYale Center for British Art, New Haven, Connecticut

https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:10766

Accession numberB1977.14.4910

Study of a Lioness

Mercury

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 04

Creator name (description)after Giovanni Bologna (Giambologna)

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. 1780–1850

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsBronze

Dimensions70 1/2 × 19 1/8 × 37 3/8 in. (179 × 48.5 × 94.9 cm)

LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.138.html

Accession number1937.1.131

Mercury

The Lion and Horse

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 08

Creator nameGreen, Benjamin

Creator name (description)After George Stubbs

Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Creation date1769

Object typePrint

MaterialsMezzotint

Dimensions45.3 × 55.7 cm

LocationBritish Museum, London

https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1879-1213-382

Accession number1879,1213.382

The Lion and Horse

Faun

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 08

Creator nameBartolozzi, Francesco

Creator name (description)After Giambattista Cipriani

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Creation date1787

Object typePrint

MaterialsStipple in brown ink

Dimensions36.4 × 23 cm

LocationBritish Museum, London

https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1868-0808-2710

Accession number1868,0808.2710

Faun

Sword ornament in the form of a lion

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 19

Creator nationality/cultureAsante peoples

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1925–1975

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsCast gold and felt

LocationDallas Museum of Art

https://collections.dma.org/artwork/5333031

Accession number2010.2.McD

Sword ornament in the form of a lion

Linguist staff (ͻkyeame poma) with boy and lion

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 19

Creator nationality/cultureAsante peoples

Creator roleArtist

Creation date1970–1990

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsWood, gold leaf, and paint

LocationCollection of Dr. Martha Ehrlich

Linguist staff (ͻkyeame poma) with...

Linguist staff (ͻkyeame poma) with boy and lion

Linguist staff (ͻkyeame poma) with boy and lion, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 19

Creator nationality/cultureAsante peoples

Creator roleArtist

Creation date1970–1990

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsWood, gold leaf, and paint

LocationCollection of Dr. Martha Ehrlich

Linguist staff (ͻkyeame poma) with...

Linguist staff (ͻkyeame poma) with boy and lion

Combat with Lions

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 21

Creator nameDeacon, James

Creator name (description)After Luca Cambiaso

Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Creation date1763

Object typePrint

MaterialsWoodcut on paper, printed in brown ink

Dimensions8 1/4 × 32 5/8 in. (20.8 × 83 cm)

LocationHunterian Museum, Glasgow

http://collections.gla.ac.uk/#/details/enarratives/470

Accession numberGLAHA 9215

Combat with Lions

The Duke of Wellington

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 02

Creator nameMarochetti, Baron Carlo

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

LocationRoyal Exchange Square, Glasgow

The Duke of Wellington

Richard Coeur de Lion

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 02

Creator nameMarochetti, Baron Carlo

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

LocationOld Palace Yard, London

Richard Coeur de Lion

Lord Clive

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 02

Creator nameMarochetti, Baron Carlo

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

LocationMarket Square, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, United Kingdom

Lord Clive

Lion

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 02

Creator nameLandseer, Edwin

Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)

LocationTrafalgar Square, London

Lion

Jonas Webb

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 02

Creator nameMarochetti, Baron Carlo

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator roleSculptor

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsBronze

LocationCambridge, United Kingdom

Jonas Webb

W. E. Gladstone

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 02

Creator nameRaggi, Mario

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator roleSculptor

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsBronze

LocationAlbert Square, Manchester, United Kingdom

W. E. Gladstone

Chinese Lions

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 18

Creator nameKanō Eitoku

Creator nationality/cultureJapanese

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1570–1700

Object typePainting

MaterialsInk, color, and gold leaf on paper; one of a pair of six-fold screens

LocationMuseum of the Imperial Collections, Tokyo

Chinese Lions

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 18

Creator nameKanō Eitoku

Creator nationality/cultureJapanese

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1570–1700

Object typePainting

MaterialsInk, color, and gold leaf on paper; one of a pair of six-fold screens

LocationMuseum of the Imperial Collections, Tokyo

Chinese Lions

Album leaf (Shūbun) from Studies of Ancient Masters (Gakko-jō)

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 18

Creator nameKanō Tan'yū

Creator nationality/cultureJapanese

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1670

Object typePainting

MaterialsInk and color on silk

LocationPrivate collection, Japan

Album leaf (Shūbun) from Studies...

Album leaf (Shūbun) from Studies of Ancient Masters (Gakko-jō)

Spinario (boy pulling a thorn from his foot)

Posted by:John Carlson

May 24

Creator nameAntico

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1501

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsBronze, partially gilt and silvered

LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/238971

Accession number2012.157

Spinario (boy pulling a thorn from his...

Spinario (boy pulling a thorn from his foot)

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