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Lion

after 1200
On view at The Met Cloisters in Gallery 01
Muscles tendus, regard intense et crinière hérissée, ce lion frémit d’une puissance explosive. Il faisait partie d’une paire qui, à l’origine, flanquait une porte à l’étage supérieur de la salle capitulaire (lieu de réunion des moines) de San Pedro de Arlanza. Exécutée au XIIIe siècle, la fresque avait été recouverte pendant des travaux de rénovation au XVIIIe siècle. Elle fut mise au jour après l’incendie de 1894, puis vendue à un particulier et, finalement, au Musée. La visite des Cloîtres permet aussi d’admirer une fresque avec dragon de même provenance.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titre: Lion
  • Date: Après 1200
  • Aire géographique: Castille-León, salle capitulaire du monastère San Pedro de Arlanza, près de Burgos
  • Culture: Espagnol
  • Technique: Fresque transposée sur toile
  • Dimensions: 3,3 x 3,4 m
  • Crédits: The Cloisters Collection, 1931
  • Accession Number: 31.38.1a, b
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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